CRCAO member - China Team

Isabelle Ang

Associate Professor, Collège de France

Presentation

In my research work on the history and the worship activities of the Chinese religion, I combine textual research and fieldwork.

Since 1994, I have been working on the history of the cult of Xu Xun in Jiangxi province, and on its worship activities today.

The other field of research that I have developed since 2014 concerns the dongtian fudi of Jiangxi province; I focus on their territory and their links with local cults.

Research thematics

  • The living cult of Xu Xun 許遜 in Jiangxi province and its history
  • Grotto-Heavens (dongtian 洞天) and Blessed Lands (fudi 福地) of Jiangxi province
  • History of the cult of Lü Dongbin呂洞賓, from its origins to the 14th century

CRCAO research programmes

Publications (HAL Archive Ouverte)

  • Isabelle Ang. Le palais des Dix Mille Longévités et de la Bienfaisance de Jade à Xishan au Jiangxi: de l’origine d’un tissu économique et cultuel et de son expansion au Sichuan sous les Qing jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle. Études Chinoises, 2016, XXXV-1, pp.197-240. ⟨hal-01676123⟩
  • Isabelle Ang. A History of the Grotto-Heaven of the Supreme Mystery of the Celestial Treasure 天寳極玄洞天 in Xishan 西山. Vies taoïstes — Daoist Lives, In honor of Kristofer Schipper’s 80th birthday, Sep 2015, Aussois, France. ⟨hal-01676121⟩
  • Isabelle Ang. The Pilgrimage to Xishan (Jiangxi), the center of a territorial network. 1st France-Japan International Conference on Chinese Religious Studies, Mar 2014, Tokyo, Japan. ⟨hal-01676117⟩
  • Isabelle Ang. 江西西山への巡礼—地域ネットワ一クの中心. 1er Colloque franco-japonais d’études sur la religion chinoise, Université Senshu, Mar 2014, Tokyo, Japan. pp.71-93. ⟨hal-01676128⟩
  • Isabelle Ang. The Revival of the Cult to Xu Xun in Jiangxi Province : the Temple Festival at Xishan, and the Annual Rites in a Clanic Village. Communication au colloque international de l’Université de l’Agriculture de Chine : « La question religieuse dans le développement des villages chinois » 中国农业大学“中国农村发展中的宗教问题”学术会议., May 2013, Pékin, China. ⟨hal-01676114⟩

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