The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics by Vincent Goossaert

The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics

Harvard East Asian Monographs (Hardcover)

Vincent Goossaert

395 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective slow-paced
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By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernization. The author focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of wh...

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