“道教儀式與中國社會”國際學術研討會11月23日（星期二）議程

時間：20:20－22:30（GMT+8）

Ritual Techniques for Creating a Divine Persona in Late Imperial Chinese Society: the Case of Daoist Law Enforcer Lord Wang

Ø   講者：Vincent Goossaert 高萬桑（法國高等研究學院宗教學部）

Ø   評論人：David Mozina 莫達夫（哈佛大學博士）

Ø   主持人：譚偉倫（香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系）

Abstract：Lord Wang (Wang lingguan 王靈官, Wang tianjun 王天君) is an ubiquitous god in late imperial and modern Chinese society, worshipped in different contexts, including temple processions, exorcistic rituals, monastic ordinations, and elite spirit-writing cults. This article argues that his divine persona remains coherent in these different contexts, and that a reason for this coherence is that he is made present to its many audiences through ritual techniques (controlled spirit-possession, ritual theater, spirit-writing) that are consistent.