The Invention of an Order: Collective Identity in Thirteenth-Century Quanzhen
Abstract
analyses how the Quanzhen movement became during the 13th century a cohesive clerical order through several methods to build a strong collective identity, with unified systems for training and naming adepts; also considers the size of the Quanzhen clergy.
une approche d'histoire sociale du taoïsme Quanzhen du 13e siècle, qui vise à décrire comment des mécanisme unifiés pour former et nommer les adeptes ont permis de créeer une forte identité collective; analyse quantitative du clergé Quanzhen.