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Sectarians, Smokers, and Science: The Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore

Sectarians, Smokers, and Science: The Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore

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Sectarians, Smokers, and Science: The Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore

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Sectarians, Smokers, and Science: The Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore

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Nagoya: Nanzan University

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Asian folklore studies, 2022-01, Vol.81 (1/2), p.23-51

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English

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Nagoya: Nanzan University

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Based on historical research and ethnographic documentation, this article discusses the institutions, beliefs, and rituals of the sectarian religion the Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore throughout the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries. Although the Zhenkongjiao originally rose to prominence as a result of its opium rehabilitation tenets, th...

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Sectarians, Smokers, and Science: The Zhenkongjiao in Malaysia and Singapore

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2691519256

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2691519256

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1882-6865

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