1928 AD–1929 AD
Nationalist campaigns against “superstition”
Religion · Chinese traditions · Religion and the state
John Williams documents Nationalist campaigns in the lower Yangzi in 1928–1929 that sought to weaken religious authorities and capture revenues for the Nanjing regime. Superstition was a political category used by reformers, not a neutral description of local practices.
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- 1928–1929
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- John Williams — Superstition, Afterlives of Chinese Communism, ANU Press, 2019, pp. 271–272 (opens in a new tab)
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