The politics of legitimation and the revival of popular religion in Shaanbei, north-central China

Modern China

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 236-278

  Chau, Adam Yuet ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local elites; Local state; Politics of legitimation; Popular religion; Shaanbei

Indexed keywords

RELIGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI; WORLD;

EID: 17044431820     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700404274038     Document Type: Article

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