The Ming central government perceived folk religion on different terms comparing to the locals. In the mid-Ming era, folk religion developed quite well in Wenzhou, and the on-the-ground situation posted challenges to the Ming’s rules over ritual. During the Chenghua and Hongzhi reigns, Wenzhou officials attempted to regulate folk religion by relocating the temples, co-worshipping and changing the identity of local deities. Facing with such official attempts, the locals reacted with fake-cooperation and perfunctory response, hampering the whole imperial movement of religion regulation. The state-society interaction over folk religion regulation provides a lens through which to understand the power dynamics of mid-Ming Wenzhou. [Go to the full record in the library's catalogue]
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