Materializing Magic Power

Materializing Magic Power
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0674504364
ISBN-13 : 9780674504363
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Book Synopsis Materializing Magic Power by : Wei-Ping Lin

Download or read book Materializing Magic Power written by Wei-Ping Lin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities.


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