Taiwanese Pilgrimage to China Ritual, Complicity, Community
This book examines the pilgrimages to China from Taiwan in the late 1980s and early 1990s and offers a wide-ranging account of urban planning statements, arguments about ritual propriety, and the material culture of pilgrimage. Taiwanese Pilgrimage to Chi
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Taiwanese Pilgrimage to China Ritual, Complicity, Community DJ W. Hatfield
TAIWANESE PILGRIMAGE TO CHINA
Copyright © DJ W. Hatfield, 2010. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-61603-5 Some photographs © Kevin Tung-Cheng Chen, used with permission Other photographs © DJ W. Hatfield Artwork Video Arcade and Lukang New Mazu Temple (1) © Chen Lai-Hsing, used with permission All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-37971-2 ISBN 978-0-230-10213-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230102132 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hatfield, D. J. W. Taiwanese pilgrimage to China : ritual, complicity, community / D.J.W. Hatfield. p. cm. 1. Taiwanese—China—Fujian Sheng—Migrations. 2. Taiwanese— China—Fujian Sheng—Rites and ceremonies. 3. Taiwanese—China— Fujian Sheng—Social conditions. 4. Pilgrims and pilgrimages— China—Fujian Sheng . 5. Fujian Sheng (China)—Religious life and customs. 6. Fujian Sheng (China)—Social life and customs. I. Title. DS799.42.H38 2009 306.498190951—dc22
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: January 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents
List of Figures
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Note on Transliterations
xi
Introduction: Complication and Deferral
1
1 Heat and Noise
23
2 Fabrication and Commitment
47
Vignette: Remembering a Movement
81
3 Reluctance and Conversion
85
4 Objects and Institutions
115
Interlude: Enjoyment and Sincerity
143
5 Itineraries and Structures
151
6 Techniques and Forgeries
183
7 Curiosity and Commitment
213
Notes
243
Glossary
251
Bibliography
255
Index
267
Figures
A
2.1 6.1
6.2 7.1 7.2
“The Loving Care of the Mother Country,” Propaganda Poster, Fujian, 1976. Image Courtesy Stefan Landsberger Collection, International Institute of Social History Amsterdam. http://www.iig.ni/landsberger Images in Series, Lukang Tianhou Temple, 2009. Pilgrims Pass Their leng Pennants over the Incense Censer at Quanzhou Hubi Kiong. Quanzhou, 1993. Photograph by Author. Goddess of Peace across the Straits. Meizhou, 1992. Photograph by Author. Chen Lai-hsing, “Video Arcade,” Oil on Canvas. Taiwan, 1990. Used with permission. Chen Lai-hsing, “Lukang New Mazu Temple (1),” Oil on canvas. Taiwan, 1990. Used with permission.
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Acknowledgments
When I began the research that found
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