Religion in twentieth-century China was reorganized according to new, modern, and
scientific paradigms; in this novel definition, which excluded many communal experiences …

This chapter explores the Daoist encounter with modernity in twentiethcentury China. It
focuses on nationalism and Daoist resilience, reinvigoration, and revival. Since both …

Die politische und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung der Republik China (1912–1949) ist
untrennbar verbunden mit der Geschichte der „Nationalen Volkspartei Chinas “(KMT bzw …

ABSTRACT Like much of Holmes Welch's work, the chapter 'Building and Publishing'in his
The Buddhist Revival in China (1968) is a brief but evocative treatment of a vast topic. The …

The political and social development of the Republic of China (1912–1949) was deeply
entangled with the history of the “Chinese Nationalist Party”(Kuomintang; KMT). The KMT …

Abstract The Daoyuan 道院, a major religious and charitable organization in Republican
China, used the ritual of spirit-writing to instruct its female members on various issues …

This paper examines elite memories of religious life in modern Wenzhou 溫州 by focusing
on a lengthy account (two volumes exceeding 100,000 Chinese characters) entitled …

This chapter reassesses one significant type of spirit-writing organization, the charitable hall
(shantang 善堂 or shanshe 善社), in Chaozhou 潮州, Guangdong 廣東 province, and offers …