Home›Sources›The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsSourcesThe Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-taoists-of-peking-1800-1949-a-social-history-of-urban-clerics.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-taoists-of-peking-1800-1949-a-social-history-of-urban-clericsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-taoists-of-peking-1800-1949-a-social, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-taoists-of-peking-1800-1949-a-social-history-of-urban-clerics}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Taoists of Peking, 1800 to 1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics, Vincent Goossaert's 2007 study from the Harvard University Asia Center, is a major scholarly social history of Daoist clergy in the imperial and early republican capital. Its strength is that it is a peer-reviewed academic monograph built from extensive archival research. Its limit is that its scope is Peking's clergy across a defined period, not Daoism generally across China or across other eras.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Reliability tier 1: a peer reviewed academic monograph from the Harvard University Asia Center, built from extensive archival research, the standard scholarly form for this claim.NotesWell-attestedScholarly social history of Daoist clergy in Peking, 1800 to 1949, Harvard University Asia Center, 2007.CitationAuthorWell-attestedVincent GoossaertPublisherWell-attestedHarvard University Asia CenterPublication YearWell-attested2007Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAsia, Continents Well-attested This source names Asia directly: "2007 study from the Harvard University Asia Center, is a major scholarly social history of Daoist clergy in the imperial and early republican capital."Source The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsVincent Goossaerttier 1China, Countries Well-attested This source names China directly: "period, not Daoism generally across China or across other eras."Source The Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsVincent Goossaerttier 1Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.Beliefs & Restrictions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested8Beliefs & RestrictionsOrdination Descends Through a Codified Monastic Precept LineageSourcesThe Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsHolds2SourcesThe Taoists of Peking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban ClericsGeneral References1Beliefs & RestrictionsOrdination Descends Through a Codified Monastic Precept LineageComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year