RELIGST 1B06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Taoism, Faith Healing
20 Jan 2016
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Film - china"s leap of faith: the gods come home - jan 19th. Resurgence of ancient religions -chinese buddhism, daoism, traditional religions. Temple: helping guide the spirits of the deceased to heaven. How do buddhists avoid getting corrupt when they are making so much. Temples were destroyed, worship was banned money in the temples. Temples run themselves, earn their own money by charging entrance fees, charging for rites (including funerals), having a restaurant and/or gift shop. Freedom of religious belief deeply rooted in cultural history. Religion is one of the country"s 5 priorities. Folk beliefs are not recognized as religions by the government, but they are still widely practiced and very popular. Many of these practices are not encouraged by the government. Faith healing, fortune telling and other rituals in many folk beliefs. Commercializing aspects of buddhism in gift shops, etc.
