Michael E Naparstek
Biographic Data
| ID | 4018341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael E Naparstek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael E |
| FAMILY NAME | Naparstek |
| SIGNATURE | NAPARSTEK M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-7568-4902 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
What’s the Matter with You, Rock
This essay is about the trouble we scholars have with addressing religious images and object agency. It introduces one moment in a Daoist ritual to suggest alternative models for thinking about what images do. To do so, it intentionally looks outside scholarly discourse and to the music of Nina Simone to frame Religious Studies’ concern over Idol Anxiety as a way to circumvent the limits of what we can and cannot say about images. By reframing th…
Introduction to “On Whose Terms?”
This special issue, “On Whose Terms ...?” addresses some challenges of working within standard comparative methodologies from the joint perspectives of Daoist Studies and the Study of Judaism. We offer our explorations of various theories, methodologies, case studies, and the history of the field of Religious Studies, with special focus on Daoist Studies and the Study of Judaism. Collectively, we aim to provide models for circumventing the limits…
The Aura of Confucius
Engendering thunder
This article delves into the world of powerful women at the Ming court and their patronage of Daoist ritual and visual arts, focusing on the significance of Thunder Ritual (leifa 雷法). By examining a painted ritual scroll of the Daoist exorcistic Thunder Deity Wang Lingguan 王靈官 (Efficacious Agent Wang), Wang Lingguan and His Retinue, this study unravels the connections between Daoist Thunder Ritual, court women and the realpolitik of the Ming cour…
Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks
Journal Article Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming Culture. By Richard G. Wang Get access Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming Culture By Richard G. Wang Harvard University Asia Center, 2022. 400 pages. $65.00 (hardcover). Michael E Naparstek Michael E Naparstek University of Tennessee [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jou…
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Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks
Journal Article Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming Culture. By Richard G. Wang Get access Lineages Embedded in Temple Networks: Daoism and Local Society in Ming Culture By Richard G. Wang Harvard University Asia Center, 2022. 400 pages. $65.00 (hardcover). Michael E Naparstek Michael E Naparstek University of Tennessee [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jou…
Engendering thunder
This article delves into the world of powerful women at the Ming court and their patronage of Daoist ritual and visual arts, focusing on the significance of Thunder Ritual (leifa 雷法). By examining a painted ritual scroll of the Daoist exorcistic Thunder Deity Wang Lingguan 王靈官 (Efficacious Agent Wang), Wang Lingguan and His Retinue, this study unravels the connections between Daoist Thunder Ritual, court women and the realpolitik of the Ming cour…
What’s the Matter with You, Rock
This essay is about the trouble we scholars have with addressing religious images and object agency. It introduces one moment in a Daoist ritual to suggest alternative models for thinking about what images do. To do so, it intentionally looks outside scholarly discourse and to the music of Nina Simone to frame Religious Studies’ concern over Idol Anxiety as a way to circumvent the limits of what we can and cannot say about images. By reframing th…
Introduction to “On Whose Terms?”
This special issue, “On Whose Terms ...?” addresses some challenges of working within standard comparative methodologies from the joint perspectives of Daoist Studies and the Study of Judaism. We offer our explorations of various theories, methodologies, case studies, and the history of the field of Religious Studies, with special focus on Daoist Studies and the Study of Judaism. Collectively, we aim to provide models for circumventing the limits…
The Aura of Confucius
Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Aura (1 works)