Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers

Period of Performance

5/1/1978 - 4/30/1979

Funding Totals

$9,795.00 (approved)
$9,795.00 (awarded)


Pao-chuan: Chinese Popular Religious Texts in the Ming and Ch'ing Periods

FAIN: FA-12388-78

Daniel L. Overmyer
University of British Columbia (Vancouver 00000-0000 Canada)

To write a book about the contents, style, origin, and significance of 43 Chinese scripture texts (pao-chuan) produced by popular religious movements in the 16th-19th centuries. PI will study in Tokyo with Professor Sakai Tadao for 3 months.