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Taishan’s tradition: The quantification and prioritization of moral wrongs in a contemporary Daoist religion

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    Erin M. Cline (Residential Doctoral Scholar)

  2. Belmont University, USA

    Ronnie L. Littlejohn (Professor of philosophy)

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Cline, E.M., Littlejohn, R.L. Taishan’s tradition: The quantification and prioritization of moral wrongs in a contemporary Daoist religion. Dao 2, 117–140 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856998

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