A Study of Ownership of Prophecy in the Ming Dynasty
The ownership of the prophecy is an important embodiment of the political and economic power of Zhengyi Tianshi Dao in the Ming Dynasty.Emperor Ming's Life of Grace is a record of the emperor's grace re-ceived by Taoist master's family in the Ming Dynasty.There are 8 articles concerning the talisman,which reflects the complex relationship between Tianshi and emperors,families,localities and subordinates in the Ming Dynas-ty:1.The continuous infringement of the talisman's privilege reflects the contradiction between the monopoly of talisman's right and the practical need of talisman,and the grace of the ruler reflects the mutual adjustment be-tween the celestial master and the monarchy in the face of the social reality contradiction;2.The fact of being in-vaded also reflects the conflict of interest within the family after the aristocratization of the Tianshi bureaucracy;3.the great interests attached to the talisman authority need to be maintained by various forces;4.Through the contradiction of the right of succession of the Tianshi family,the practice of giving official status to the Tianshi and the marriage granting of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty are extended.
Huang Ming en Mingshi Lutalisman rightHeavenly Master of Ming DynastyHeavenly Master Dao
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