Merit and mothering: Women and social welfare in Taiwanese buddhism

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 379-396

  Huang, Chien Yu Julia ^a   Weller, Robert P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0038167917     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2658829     Document Type: Article

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