明中晚期江右儒學士人與淨明道的交涉－兼論《淨明忠孝全書》的影響

This paper focuses on the development of Jingming Taoism in Jiangxi province during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. During the Yuan and early Ming, local literati apparently knew little about Jingming Taoism, despite meeting with Jingming Taoists while visiting local temples. Beginning the mid-Ming, however, local literati learned of Jingming Taoism through other means, particularly when reading ”Jingming Zhongxiao Quanshu”(《淨明忠孝全書》). Literati exposed to these writings developed different ideas of Confucianism and Jingming Taoism during the growth of late Ming syncretism. Some held their position of Confucianism and denied other religions; some were ambivalent about both Confucianism and Jingming Taoism; and some converted into Jingming Taoism from Confucianism. The three cases of Li Ding, Xiong Zenlin and Li Yuankuan exemplify the various ways in which local literati were influenced by late Ming syncretism.