Local religion in North China in the twentieth century : the structure and organization of community rituals and beliefs / / by Daniel L. Overmyer.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der orientalistik. Section four, China, v. 22
• Author: Overmyer, Daniel L., 1935-
• Leto izdaje: 2009
• Jezik: English
• Serija: Handbuch der Orientalistik. China ; 22. Bd.
• Fizični opis: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Note: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is a comprehensive survey of the structure, organization and institutionalization of local community religious traditions in north China villages in the twentieth century. These traditions have their own forms of leaders, deities and beliefs. Despite much local variation one everywhere fin...