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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-2a3a2c7de3864f979da529a42a12cc202025-08-20T03:12:01ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-01-0116210710.3390/rel16020107What Is Hell? How Daoism Challenges the Strong ViewBony Schachter0Department of Chinese History and Culture, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong KongThis 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2/107Daoismhellritualstrong view of hell |
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