« Bureaucratic charisma: The Zhang Heavenly Master institution and court Taoists in late-Qing China »

Vincent Goossaert (1)

1 GSRL - Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités

A history of the institution of the Zhang Heavenly Master and his Taoist officials (faguan) in 18th and 19th century China, their activities (ordinations, canonisations), their relationship with the imperial court, and with local society, and a discussion of the Zhang's charisma.

Mots clés: chine; taoïsme; Qing; charisme; maître céleste; Zhang tianshi; Longhu shan; faguan

Domaines: Histoire

Vincent Goossaert. « Bureaucratic charisma: The Zhang Heavenly Master institution and court Taoists in late-Qing China ». Asia Major, 2004, 3rd series, 17-2, pp.121-159. ⟨hal-00092556⟩