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The Prison of Fire for Demons: A Study of Taoist Exorcist Devices

Author: Florian C. Reiter

Series: Asien- und Afrikastudien der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Copyright Date: 2020

Published by: Harrassowitz Verlag

The Prison of Fire for Demons by Florian C. Reiter presents a study of Taoist exorcist devices that in Heavenly Masters Taoism in the past and even today are dispensable for exorcist rituals. It focuses on exorcism that mainly was performed for the individual client. Sometimes large-scale liturgies were required, but often less-demanding ritual efforts sufficed.

The study relies on the collections A Corpus of Taoist Rituals and Pearls Inherited from the Sea of Rituals in the Ming Taoist Canon. Reiter presents an exorcist tradition of Thunder Magic Rituals from Hunan-province and another one from Sichuan province. The leading Thunder divinity in the latter tradition is Marshal T´ien-p´eng who is associated with the God-Emperor of the North and has a background in Shang-ch´ing Taoism. Reiter selects exorcist devices such as the Prison of Fire for Demons and various other types of demon-prisons. He also discusses the abundant amulets and seals for exorcist rituals, and presents the Divine Stick of T´ien-p´eng which is a small wooden ritual tool that today is still in use. The practice of submitting formal applications to the spirit Thunder administration to get the divine approval and backing for any specific exorcism is introduced as well. Reiter displays the historic frame for applying the exorcist devices and defines these practices as constituent elements of Heavenly Masters Taoism. All those methods and devices serve the salvation of individual clients and support society as a whole.

Preface

Introduction

Part I

Characteristic Features of the Exorcism in Divine Empyrean Taoism, in Five Thunders Magic Rituals, and the Prison for Demons

The Great Rituals of the Five Thunders and Fire Carriages of the Most Supreme Three and Five Shao-yang with the Iron Face 太上三五邵陽鐵面火車五雷大法

Part II

Prisons for Demons

The Prison of Fire for Demons

The Fire Registers 火籙部

The Style of Official Declarations for Operating a Prison of Fire 火獄行遣牒式

Aspects of the Prison of Fire in the Collection: Pearls Inherited from the Sea of Exorcist Rituals 法海遺珠 

Part III 

The Divine Stick of T'ien-p'eng 天蓬尺

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