Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan
In the region where the Precious Scrolls of Hexi (<i>Hexi Baojuan</i>) are recited, people often use the Precious Scrolls (<i>Baojuan</i>) as a tool to pray for peace and happiness, to prevent plagues and calamities, and to heal ailments. By creating a sacred healing field, t...
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| description | In the region where the Precious Scrolls of Hexi (<i>Hexi Baojuan</i>) are recited, people often use the Precious Scrolls (<i>Baojuan</i>) as a tool to pray for peace and happiness, to prevent plagues and calamities, and to heal ailments. By creating a sacred healing field, the rituals of Hexi Baojuan materialize, symbolize, and sanctify the space to expel disasters and cure illnesses. Through the mechanism of imagination and symbolism, its functions of averting disasters and curing diseases become apparent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a909e4fec284adfa08099893c265a7b2023-11-19T02:51:13ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-08-01148102510.3390/rel14081025Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi BaojuanShichang Zhao0School of Chinese and Literature, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaIn the region where the Precious Scrolls of Hexi (<i>Hexi Baojuan</i>) are recited, people often use the Precious Scrolls (<i>Baojuan</i>) as a tool to pray for peace and happiness, to prevent plagues and calamities, and to heal ailments. By creating a sacred healing field, the rituals of Hexi Baojuan materialize, symbolize, and sanctify the space to expel disasters and cure illnesses. Through the mechanism of imagination and symbolism, its functions of averting disasters and curing diseases become apparent.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/8/1025<i>Hexi Baojuan</i>rituals of recitationssacred spacetherapeutic function |
| spellingShingle | Shichang Zhao Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan Religions <i>Hexi Baojuan</i> rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function |
| title | Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan |
| title_full | Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan |
| title_fullStr | Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan |
| title_short | Ritual and Space: The Therapeutic Function of the Recitations of the Hexi Baojuan |
| title_sort | ritual and space the therapeutic function of the recitations of the hexi baojuan |
| topic | <i>Hexi Baojuan</i> rituals of recitations sacred space therapeutic function |
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