Female spirit mediums and religious authority in contemporary southeastern China

Modern China

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 520-555

  Cline, Erin M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fujian; Popular religion; Spirit mediums; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

CHINA; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955222650     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: 15526836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700410372921     Document Type: Article

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