Zhang Zehong张泽洪

Period

Contemporary

Dates

1955 — ?

Role

Daoist ScholarsProfessor at Sichuan University

Birthplace

Unknown

Life

Zhang Zehong, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Daoist and Religious Culture, Sichuan University, has long studied Daoist ritual protocol and the relationship between Daoism and the religions of ethnic minorities in southwest China. He has written Studies on Daoist Zhai and Jiao Ritual (1999), Daoist Immortal Worship and Sacrificial Ritual, Studies on Daoist Ritual, and Cultural Transmission and Ritual Symbolism: A Comparative Study of the Religions of Southwest China's Ethnic Minorities and Daoist Sacrificial Ritual, and is a representative scholar of Daoist ritual studies on the mainland as well as a pioneer in the study of the relationship between Daoism and ethnic-minority religions. The above is drawn from publicly available academic information. His research has drawn attention to the profound influence of Daoist ritual protocol on the ethnic religious rites of southwest China, providing case studies for cross-cultural ritual studies.

Contributions & Influence

• Systematically studied Daoist zhai and jiao ritual protocol
• Opened up comparative research on Daoism and the religions of southwest China's ethnic minorities
• Wrote Studies on Daoist Ritual, constructing a framework for the study of Daoist ritual

Works

• Studies on Daoist Retreats, Offerings, and Ritual Liturgy
• Daoist Immortal Devotion and Sacrificial Ritual
• The Study of Daoist Ritual and Etiquette