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Shan Calendrics and the Nature of Shan Religion |
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Author |
Tannenbaum, Nicola Beth (著)
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Source |
Anthropos
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Volume | v.79 n.4/6 |
Date | 1984 |
Pages | 505 - 515 |
Publisher | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH |
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https://www.nomos.de/
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Location | Baden-Baden, Germany [巴登-巴登, 德國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Keyword | Ahoms (Indic people); Theravada Buddhism; Thailand--religion; power (social sciences); Cosmology; calendar; animism; Shan--Religion--Cosmology; Shan--Religion--Buddhism; Thailand--Religion--Cosmology; Thailand--Religion-Buddhism |
Abstract | This paper presents a description of the Shan calendrical system and how it is used, beginning with a discussion of Shan cosmology, the nature of the relationship between Buddhism and animism, and the role of power in that relationship. I provide an account of the calendar, systems used to determine auspicious and inauspicious days and directions, kinds of events scheduled in reference to particular systems, and the consequences of mis-scheduling events. I then argue that this evidence indicates that Buddhism, animism, and astrology form a single religious system. The analysis of the calendrical system raises further questions about the nature of power and its role in unifying Shan religion. |
Table of contents | 1. Shan Cosmology 505 2. The Shan Calendrical System 507 3. Using the Calendar 510 4. Conclusions 514 References Cited 515 |
ISSN | 02579774 (P) |
Hits | 149 |
Created date | 1998.04.28
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Modified date | 2022.01.26 |
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