Thesis (D.W.S.)--Institute for Worship Studies, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-113).

Thesis (D.W.S.)--Institute for Worship Studies, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-136).

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-83).

Thesis (M. Div.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-83).

Thesis (D.W.S.)--Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-112).

侯淑美. / 論文(哲學碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院宗敎及神學學部, 1996. / 參考文献 : leaves ii-vii (2nd group). / Hou Shumei. / Chapter 第一章 --- 導言 --- p.1 一6 / Chapter 第二章 --- 背景資料 --- p.7 ´ؤ19 / Chapter 第一節 --- 泰山之名 / Chapter 第二節 --- 五嶽之名之源由演變 / Chapter 第三節 --- 漢朝以前的人對山嶽的理解 / Chapter 第三章 --- 漢朝的泰山崇拜 --- p.20 ´ؤ52 / Chapter 第一節 --- 統治者的泰山崇拜 / Chapter (A) --- 引言 / Chapter (B ) --- 封禪 / Chapter (一） --- 封禪之簡介及解釋 / Chapter (二） --- 封禪的必備條件 / Chapter (三） --- 漢武帝封禪 / Chapter (四） --- 光武帝封禪 / Chapter (C --- ) 祭泰山 / Chapter (D --- ) 小結 / Chapter 第二節 --- 民間信仰者的泰山崇拜 / Chapter (A ) --- 引言 / Chapter (B ) --- 魂歸泰山的思想 / Chapter (一） --- 泰山是人死後的住所 / Chapter (二） --- 在泰山的死後世界中的官僚組織 / Chapter (三） --- 在泰山死後世界的生活 / Chapter (C ) --- 小結 / Chapter 第四章 --- 明朝的泰山崇拜 --- p.53 ´ؤ82 / Chapter 第一節 --- 統治者的泰山崇拜 / Chapter (A ) --- 引言 / Chapter (B ) --- 祭泰山 / Chapter (一) --- 祭泰山的內容 / Chapter (二） --- 在統治者的心目中，泰山之神之職能 / Chapter (C ) --- 小結 / Chapter 第二節 --- 民間信仰者的泰山崇拜 / Chapter (A ) --- 引言 / Chapter (B ) --- 朝泰山進香的情況 / Chapter (C ) --- 碧霞元君信仰 / Chapter (一) --- 碧霞元君的來歷之傳說 / Chapter (二） --- 碧霞元君的職能 / Chapter (D ) --- 小結 / Chapter 第五章 --- 漢朝與明朝的泰山崇拜 之比較 --- p.83 ´ؤ97 / Chapter 第六章 --- 總結 --- p.98 ´ؤ101 / 縮寫說明 --- p.i / 書目 --- p.i i 一 vi i / Chapter (一） --- 工具書 / Chapter (二） --- 道藏內文獻及中國古籍 / Chapter (三） --- 其他書籍及期刊

Thesis (M.A.)--Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary, 2002. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 241-253).

This dissertation seeks to provide an insight into the ritual life of the everyday religious actor of ancient India and the intellectual context of the contestation between the Brahmin and Buddhist religious experts over the construction of the householder ideal through a careful examination of the discourse on ancestor worship. The historical context of this dissertation is an important turning point in the religious history of South Asia: the transition from the Vedic religion to the formative stages of Hinduism, coincident with the rise of Buddhism. The theological construction of the ideal householder is the focal point of this cultural transformation in both traditions, and this study focuses on this everyday religious actor instead of the religious experts, exceptional religious figures, who usually occupy the spotlight in similar studies. The householder is the center of gravity around which both Brahmanical and Buddhist scholastic traditions revolve; they shape and construct their ideologies in response to the needs and desires of the householder, while advancing their own moral and social ideals. Both the Brahmanical and Buddhist scholars react to a broader religious tradition, Householder Religion, and this dissertation demonstrates two key characteristics of this response: 1. Brahmin and Buddhist experts occupy the same discursive space in their efforts to construct their notion of the ‘proper householder’ and 2. both traditions construct the ritual obligations of the householder in such a way as to secure for themselves, among other things, the role of mediator between the householder and various supernatural entities. This thesis focuses on the ancestral rites for three reasons. First, ancestral rites is given a central place throughout the period under discussion. Second, the family, the primary context for the householder, is defined by its lineage, thus the ancestors are central to the householder’s self-definition in both social and religious terms. Third, the texts that describe the rituals of ancestor worship demonstrate the characteristics above more fully in both traditions than do texts that address the householder’s other ritual obligations. Additionally, this allows me to briefly outline the historical development of ancestor worship in ancient India, a task long overdue. / text

Thesis (D.W.S.)--Institute for Worship Studies, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 192-194).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Includes abstract and vita. "April, 2007." Includes final project proposal. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-194, [41]-45).