The Triad Society

The work of William Stanton is introduced here as the second in a series of studies on the Tiandihui. It covers – The White Lotus (bai lian jiao 白蓮教) and other Secret Societies; The Triad Society in China; The Triad Society Outside of China; The Traditional Account of the Society's Origin; Lodge-Rooms, Officers and Initiatory Ceremonies; Certificates of Membership; Forms of Writing and Cant Words Employed; Signs and Test Words; Appendix - The Thirty Oaths. Stanton's work contains no less than 739 Chinese characters or expressions that have been cross-checked and transliterated into pinyin and 14 illustrations that have been completely redone. All illustrations have been enhanced. ISBN-13: 978-1-944175-21-4