Struggling in Crisis: The Evolution of Rainmaking in Transitional China, 1912–1949
This paper seeks to investigate China’s response to the crisis of survival in the early twentieth century through the lens of rainmaking, a ritual practice that connected with the transcendental nature of religious ideas, yet refused to be categorized primarily as Buddhism or Daoism. The time-honore...
Main Author: | Jik-hung Au |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/7/888 |
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