THREE RELATED TYPES OF CHINESE DEITIES--STONE, TREE, AND LAND

INDEX Abstract and Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Textual References to Divine Stones and Trees Chapter Three: The Land God in Chinese Popular Religion Chapter Four: Festival Dates of the Three Deities Chapter Five: The Deification of Stones and Trees Chapter Six: Nominal Adoption and the Three Deities Chapter Seven: Lottery Gambling and the Three Deities Chapter Eight: The Links among the Stone, Tree, and Land Deities Chapter Nine: Conclusion Bibliography

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THREE RELATED TYPES OF CHINESE DEITIES--STONE, TREE, AND LAND 

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jerome YuChien LANCASTER, U.K. JANUARY 1997 Supervised by: Prof. S. McFarlane Examiners Prof. Stephan Feuchtwang Prof. David Smith