common followers folk believers part taoist orders identified taoists zhengyi school called ' 's nj oshi'' ''hu j oshi'' respectively meaning scattered daoshi daoshi living home hearth get married perform profession priests part time occupation may perform rituals offering ''jiao'' thanks giving propitiation exorcism rites passage local communities' temples private homes ref name davis daoists edward l davis ''encyclopedia contemporary chinese culture'' http contemporary chinese cultureacademicru daoist priests daoist priests http contemporary chinese cultureacademicru vernacular priests daoist buddhist vernacular priests ref local gods local cultures often
Humanities Theology Chinese Folk Religion