Thriving Under an Anti-Superstition Regime: The Dragon Mother Cult In Yuecheng, Guangdong, During The 1930s
China's quest for modernity since the early twentieth century has put popular religion in a vulnerable situation. A large number of temples were demolished or converted for other purposes in the Republican period as a result of the campaigns against “superstition.” Interestingly, during the 193...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2015]
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-58 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Longmu, Goddess 290 BC-
/ Guangdong
/ Cult
/ History 1930-1940
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Guangdong
B Republican China B West River B Pilgrimage B Dragon Mother B Yuecheng |
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