Belief and Order-A Study of Folk Worship for Gods in Eastern Guangdong and Taiwan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

In the regional society in South China, folk beliefs and their relationship with the countryside often profoundly reflect the historical changes and real existence of local cultural resources and power structure. This book collects nine studies completed by the author in the past 20 years, focuses on the development and evolution of several important belief forms in South China during the Ming and...