A study of the jiao, a Taoist ritual, in Kam Tin, in the Hong Kong New Territories

In this fieldwork study of the 1975 Kam Tin jiao, Chapter 1 discusses the setting, showing the social system of Kam Tin, analysed in terms of genealogical and community aspects. The discussion of the genealogical aspects shows that Kam Tin does not conform to the standard model of the "lineage&...

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Main Author: Mathias, John Richard Gresham
Published: University of Oxford 1978
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.465241