Title: The Sacred Village
Subtitle: Social Change and Religious Life in Rural North China
Description: "The Sacred Village is the first study in English to discuss the entirety of North Chinese local religion in a holistic manner and over an extended period of time. It adds a new dimension to classic studies of the area that will be appreciated by students and scholars of modern Chinese history and society and adds to our larger understanding of how local religion is changed by forces from both within and without."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: China, religion, Religious life, Religious life and customs, Vie religieuse, 11.05 sociology of religion, Ländlicher Raum, Religion, Religiöses Leben, Sozialer Wandel, Godsdienst, Sociale verandering, Platteland