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Secret Societies
(1,871 words)
In contemporary Chinese context, "secret societies" (modern:
mimi shehui, traditionally:
huidang; Japanese:
himitsu shakai) refers above all to the Triads (
sandian hui, sanhe hui)-also known as the Heaven and Earth Society (
tiandi hui) and
hongmen and the Society of Brothers and Elders (
gelao hui). It is much less common to use this designation for new religious groups (sects), such as the White Lotus (
bailian jiao). Research into secret societies has always struggled to distinguish between truth and fiction. What is nowadays known to be fiction exerted almo…
Source:
Brill’s Encyclopedia of China
