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1898: The Beginning of the End for Chinese Religion?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2007

Vincent Goossaert
Vincent Goossaert
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vincegoo2000@yahoo.comVice Director, Groupe Sociètès, Religions, Laïcitès (EPHE-CNRS) IRESCO, Paris, France
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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , May 2006 , pp. 307 - 335
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