CHINESE FOLK RELIGION IN MACAO : RITUALISM OR RELIEF?澳門的中國民間信仰:儀式主義或精神寄托?

The article examines the devotion to the Chinese deity of syncretized origin Nezha in Macau, asking to what extent the popular religion practiced there functions more as "ritualism" (i.e., formal repetition of prescriptions and fulfillment of expectations) or as "relief" (the affective and therapeut...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: Rex Wilson
Format: Articles
Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2014
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40048/2349