During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized. This book reveals how once these secular 'temple-less temple fairs' were in place, they came to serve as sites where a revival or recycling of popular religious symbols found familiar and fertile ground in which to spread.
During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized. This book reveals how once these secular '...
