@article{1367431,
      author = {Wu, Junqing,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1367431},
      title = {Mandarins and heretics : the construction of "heresy" in  Chinese state discourse /},
      abstract = {"In Mandarins and Heretics, Wu Junqing explores the  denunciation and persecution of lay religious groups in  late imperial (14th to 20th century) China. These groups  varied greatly in their organisation and teaching, yet in  official state records they are routinely portrayed as  belonging to the same esoteric tradition, stigmatised under  generic labels such as "White Lotus" and "evil teaching",  and accused of black magic, sedition and messianic  agitation. Wu Junqing convincingly demonstrates that this  "heresy construct" was not a reflection of historical  reality but a product of the Chinese historiographical  tradition, with its uncritical reliance on official  sources. The imperial heresy construct remains influential  in modern China, where it contributes to shaping policy  towards unlicensed religious groups."--},
      recid = {1367431},
      pages = {1 online resource (190 pages)},
}