The education of Taoist priests in contemporary Shanghai

This thesis is an analysis of the means by which Taoism as an ancient religious tradition is reproduced in contemporary Shanghai - the largest commercial metropolis in 'post-socialist' China. More specifically, it investigates the tension between "modern schooling" and "trad...

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Main Author: Yang, Der-Ruey
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405603