What Is Hell? How Daoism Challenges the Strong View
This article argues that Daoism embodies a performative approach to hell. To make this argument, the first section summarizes the “strong view of hell”. The second section explores how the Daoist text <i>Scripture of the Three Offices</i> (<i>Sanguan jing</i> 三官經) describes h...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2/107 |
| Summary: | This article argues that Daoism embodies a performative approach to hell. To make this argument, the first section summarizes the “strong view of hell”. The second section explores how the Daoist text <i>Scripture of the Three Offices</i> (<i>Sanguan jing</i> 三官經) describes hell. The third section examines how the Daoist priest Nie Shihao 聶士豪 (fl. 1691) interprets this description of hell. His commentary shows that Chinese rituals constitute a venue whereby social actors pursue ritual criticism and self-reflexivity. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |