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The Origins of the Tiandihui
Author | : Dian H. Murray,Qin Baoqi |
Publsiher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1994-07-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780804766104 |
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The Tiandihui, also known as the Heaven and Earth Association or the Triads, was one of the earliest, largest, and most enduring of the Chinese secret societies that have played crucial roles at decisive junctures in modern Chinese history. These organizations were characterized by ceremonial rituals, often in the form of blood oaths, that brought people together for a common goal. Some were organized for clandestine, criminal, or even seditious purposes by people alienated from or at the margins of society. Others were organized for mutual protection or the administration of local activities by law-abiding members of a given community. The common perception in the twentieth century, both in China and in the West, was that the Tiandihui was founded by Chinese patriots in the seventeenth century for the purpose of overthrowing the Qing (Manchu) dynasty and restoring the Ming (Chinese). This view was put forward by Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries who claimed that, like the anti-Manchu founders of the Tiandihui, their goal was to strip the Manchus of their throne. The Chinese Nationalists (Guomindang) today claim the Tiandihui as part of their heritage. This book relates a very different history of the origins of the Tiandihui. Using Qing dynasty archives that were made available in both Beijing and Taipei during the last decades, the author shows that the Tiandihui was founded not as a political movement but as a mutual aid brotherhood in 1761, a century after the date given by traditional historiography. She contends that histories depicting Ming loyalism as the raison d'etre of the Tiandihui are based on internally generated sources and, in part, on the "Xi Lu Legend," a creation myth that tells of monks from the Shaolin Monastery aiding the emperor in fighting the Xi Lu barbarians. Because of its importance to the theories of Ming loyalist scholars and its impact on Tiandihui historiography as a whole, the author thoroughly investigates the legend, revealing it to be the product of later - not founding - generations of Tiandihui members and a tale with an evolution of its own. The seven extant versions of the legend itself appear in English translation as an appendix. This book thus accomplishes three things: it reviews and analyzes the extensive Tiandihui literature; it makes available to Western scholars information from archival materials heretofore seen only by a few Chinese specialists; and it firmly establishes an authoritative chronology of the Tiandihui's early history.
Brotherhood and Secret Societies in Early and Mid Qing China
Author | : David Ownby |
Publsiher | : Stanford, Calif. : Standford University Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0804726515 |
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In this book, David Ownby provides a history of the development of the Chinese secret society from the 17th to the 19th century.
Secret Societies Reconsidered Perspectives on the Social History of Early Modern South China and Southeast Asia
Author | : David Ownby,Mary F. Somers Heidhues |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2016-09-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781315288031 |
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A discussion of the development of secret societies within China and among Chinese communities in colonial Southeast Asia in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Tian Wen
Author | : Yuan Qu |
Publsiher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0811210111 |
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Describes the historical background of the poem and poses questions about Chinese mythology and the nature of the universe.
Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads
Author | : Barend ter Haar |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 533 |
Release | : 2021-08-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004483040 |
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The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of this new paperback title in Brill’s Scholars’ List. The author critically evaluates the extant sources and offers a wealth of contextual information. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the initiation ritual, including the burning of incense, the altar, the enactment of a journey of life and death, and the blood covenant. Different narrative structures are also presented. These include the messianic demonological paradigm, political legitimation, and the foundation of myth. Triad lore is placed in its own religious and cultural context, allowing radically new conclusions about its origins, meanings and functions. This book is of special interest to social historians, anthropologists, and students of Chinese religious culture.
Information Security and Cryptology
Author | : Yongdong Wu,Moti Yung |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 503 |
Release | : 2021-03-12 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9783030718527 |
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This book constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2020, held in, China, in December 2020. Due the COVID-19, the conference was held online and physical. The 24 full papers presented together with 8 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 79 submissions. The papers presents papers about research advances in all areas of information security, cryptology, and their applications.
Philosophy of Language Chinese Language Chinese Philosophy
Author | : Bo Mou |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2018-06-26 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9789004368446 |
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From the vantage point of doing philosophy of language comparatively, Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy explores how reflective elaboration of some distinct features of Chinese and of relevant resources in Chinese philosophy and the development of philosophy of language can contribute to each other.
Secret Societies in Singapore
Author | : Irene Lim |
Publsiher | : National Heritage Board Singapore History Museum |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015022888344 |
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