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  • New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History

    Sociocultural Alternatives

    Series series Ethnographies of Religion
    This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the ... Read more

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    Vegetarian Sects in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Societies

    by Nikolas Broy ...
    Series Book 148 - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
    Flourishing Fasts is the first book in any language to explore the history of the Zhaijiao, commonly translated as “vegetarian sects,” that originated in southeastern China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and are still active in contemporary Taiwan. Combining historical analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, Nikolas Broy reveals the entangled nature of the Zhaijiao—and other Chinese sectarian ... Read more

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