Scents, Community, and Incense in Traditional Chinese Religion

Habkirk, Scott; Chang, Hsun

doi:10.1080/17432200.2017.1289306

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“…From a religious perspective, especially amongst Buddhists and Taoists, incense combustion is a very popular tradition. [ 190 ] Various pieces of literature have shown that the burning of incense and incense sticks results in the release of VOCs, PMs (micron to nanosized), PAHs, and several other gaseous products. Of note, an incense stick on burning produces > 45 mg g −1 of PMs compared to 10 mg g −1 for cigarettes.…”

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The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

Yadav,

Bijekar,

Gacem

et al. 2023

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The drastic increase in industrialization has led to numerous adverse effects on the environment and human health. Respiratory tract disorders are one of the major emerging global health issues that lead to a high mortality rate every year. The quality of indoor and outdoor air has lowered in the last decade.The quality of indoor air has deteriorated by cooking, smoking, and burning incense sticks or smoke. The smoke released from incense and incense sticks contains gaseous products (carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxide of sulfur), particular matter (PM10, PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These toxic components released from various incense sources pose a significant risk to human health and the environment. The inhalation and exposure of smoke from various incenses is hazardous to health as it inevitably culminates in deadly organ‐related diseases. With such insights, the present review article focuses on the characteristic attributes of particulate matter released from incense and other sources emphasizing healthcare and environmental concerns.

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The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

Yadav,

Bijekar,

Gacem

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“…2 History and origin of incense and incense sticks in China For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used incense in religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional Chinese medicine, and daily life [55]. With the introduction of Buddhism, China came calibrated incense sticks and incense clocks [55]. Incense stick burning is an everyday practice in traditional Chinese religion.…”

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“…Some Buddhists use highly scented Chinese incense sticks [9]. These are often quite expensive due to the use of large amounts of sandalwood, agarwood, or floral scents [55].…”

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Incense and Incense Sticks: Types, Components, Origin and Their Religious Beliefs and Importance Among Different Religions

Yadav¹,

Choudhary²,

Khan³

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“…For example, Scott Habkirk and Hsun Chang have explored how incense in traditional Chinese religion serves as a material medium to construct and maintain religious identity in local communities. Through incense and other related objects, individuals of a Chinese temple community generate shared religious emotions and memories, not only intensifying personal experiences of the divine, but also affirming communal religious identity (Habkirk and Chang 2017). Another case study of the construction of a temple in Ox Horn (niujiao) village of Mazu Island, conducted by Wei-Ping Lin, demonstrated the important role of religious materialization in transforming and reestablishing social relations.…”

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The Development and Modern Transformation of Material Culture in the Worship of Mazu

Zhang

Liu

2023

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Based on fieldwork and the analysis of the historical literature, this article studies the development of material culture in the cult of popular goddess Mazu, exploring in particular the materialization mechanisms and strategies deployed by various actors in her worship nowadays. Through the ages, people in China have expressed their religious feelings and experiences in the objects they display, worship, and exchange, as well as in the spaces that they build and inhabit. In this process, religious beliefs are externalized in forms of material culture, including symbols, texts, relics, music, and temples. As a result, these artifacts and places carry individual and collective memories and affects that allow believers to experience religion not only at special events like festivals and pilgrimages, but in everyday life. In modern China, the connotations and forms of material carriers have diversified. The rise of souvenirs and other forms of cultural consumption have transformed the materialization of religiosity. In the worship of Mazu, the relationship between pilgrimage, tourism, entertainment, and the production and circulation of commodities has become increasingly tight, changing the cult’s beliefs and their physical expression. That connection also brings social and economic sustenance to the local community. Taking the Mazu Temple in Meizhou as a case, this paper adopts a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to examine the pilgrimage–tourism–commerce nexus, as well as other contemporary forms of the materialization of her cult.

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Scents, Community, and Incense in Traditional Chinese Religion

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

Incense and Incense Sticks: Types, Components, Origin and Their Religious Beliefs and Importance Among Different Religions

The Development and Modern Transformation of Material Culture in the Worship of Mazu

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Scents, Community, and Incense in Traditional Chinese Religion

Cited by 9 publications

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The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM10, PM2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM10, PM2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

Incense and Incense Sticks: Types, Components, Origin and Their Religious Beliefs and Importance Among Different Religions

The Development and Modern Transformation of Material Culture in the Worship of Mazu

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The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer

The Impact of Fine Particulate Matters (PM₁₀, PM_2.5) from Incense Smokes on the Various Organ Systems: A Review of an Invisible Killer