Confucianism and youth suicide in rural China

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-111

  Zhang, Jie ^a,b   Liu, Eric Y ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Confucianism; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862679905     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: 22114866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13644-011-0027-0     Document Type: Review

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