weecheng Posted June 30, 2004 at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 at 01:17 PM Here in Singapore, as well as in Malaysia, Taiwan, HK and much of southern China, Taoism is practised with a great deal of rituals involving spirit-mediums. These are men who become possessed by gods or deities such as the Monkey God, Ji Gong, Guan Yin or Hei Bai Wu Chang, during ceremonies or festivals. In a possessed state, they behave as though they are the gods themselves and are the medium or intermediary between the gods and the believers. See http://weecheng.com/singapore/tanki/index.htm for more info. Do such phenomena exists in Northern China? Or is that mainly a phenomena among people of southern Chinese descent, such as the Min-nan/Hokkien and Cantonese? Thanks for any comments and views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyman Posted June 30, 2004 at 02:22 PM Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 at 02:22 PM oh yes, during the great c revolution some did say they are possessed by spirits and they refused to work in the field with the rest, refused to praise the great leader etc etc. but after the great c revolution they suddenly become very normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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