Daoism in Modern China: Clerics and Temples in Urban Transformations,1860–Present 9781317496304, 1317496302

Daoism in Modern China: Clerics and Temples in Urban Transformations,1860–Present 9781317496304, 1317496302

This book questions whether temples and Daoism are two independent aspects of modern Chinese religion or if they are ind

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Daoism in Early China 9781137550941, 9781137557223

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Daoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern China 9781441132239, 9781441178800, 9781501306778, 9781441172518

This volume in the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series focuses on anti-statist critiques in ancient and modern China a

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Great Clarity: Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China 9780804767736

This is the first book to examine extensively the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. Its main focus is the relation o

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Diaspora of the gods: modern Hindu temples in an urban middle-class world 9780195156638, 9780195156645, 9780198035572

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Urban Infrastructure and Economic Development in China (Public Economy and Urban Governance in China) 9819966280, 9789819966288

This book provides an overview of the history, basic concepts, and provision models of infrastructure, significant theor

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Ancestors and Anxiety: Daoism and the Birth of Rebirth in China 9780520933347

This innovative work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife is the result of Stephen Bokenkamp's groundbreaking study

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Women and Writing in Modern China 9780804764001

Analyzing the protracted cultural debate in modern China over what and how women should write, this book focuses on two

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Nationalism and Education in Modern China 9780231886949

Presents a survey of the aims, curricula, and textbooks used in China from 1860-1930 to give a hint to the mental attitu

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Women in Daoism 1365531228, 9781365531224

This book outlines the status and roles of women in the Daoist tradition from its inception to the present day. It descr

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