The Flying Phoenix: Aspects of Chinese Sectarianism in Taiwan

by David K. Jordan and Daniel L. Overmyer

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Anthropologist David Jordan and Daniel Overmyer, a historian of religions, present a joint analysis of the most important group of sectarian religious societies in contemporary Taiwan: those that engage in automatic writing seances, or worship by means of the phoenix" writing implement.

Originally published in 1986.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691610436

ISBN13:9780691610436

Release Date:July 2014

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:356 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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