Modern Syncretic Religious Societies in China. I

This article furnishes an unusually valuable picture of modern religion in the making. It describes certain new religious societies in China, giving a careful description of the ideals and practices of each society. Three societies-the T'ong Shan She, the Wu Shan She, and the Tao Yuan are dealt...

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Main Author: Twinem, Paul de Witt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 1925
In: The journal of religion
Year: 1925, Volume: 5, Issue: 5, Pages: 463-482
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Summary:This article furnishes an unusually valuable picture of modern religion in the making. It describes certain new religious societies in China, giving a careful description of the ideals and practices of each society. Three societies-the T'ong Shan She, the Wu Shan She, and the Tao Yuan are dealt with in the present article. In the next issue two additional societies, the Lu Shen Chen Tao I Hui and the Tao Teh Hsioh She will receive attention.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/480531