Critical contextualization of Chinese folk beliefs and practices: Feng shui as a case study (Paul Hiebert).

摘要

This is an evaluative study utilizing a quasi-experimental research method around a folk religion and critical contextualization seminar with feng shui (Chinese geomancy) as a case study. It demonstrates that Chinese Christians are more exposed to ancestral worship and Chinese medical practices, contextualize ancestral worship better, and are more open towards Chinese medical practices and martial arts than other folk beliefs and practices. People's practice of contextualization is influenced by prior exposure and clarity and definiteness in convictions. The study also indicates that Paul Hiebert's critical contextualization is helpful in contextualizing feng shui and other folk beliefs and practices.