The Triads

Author : Yiu-kong Chu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134696819

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The Triads as Business by Yiu-kong Chu Pdf

There is no doubt that the triads have become recognized as a sophisticated and international criminal force and, following the handover of Hong Kong to China, there have been increasing fears that their influence will spread to the West through emigration. This book investigates the reality behind the myth with a study of the Hong Kong triads, generally regarded as the headquarters of triad societies throughout the world. Yiu Kong Chu examines their origins, their organized extortion from legitimate businesses large and small, and their more recent moves into illegal activities such as drug trafficking, human smuggling and gambling. Contrary to the popular belief that Hong Kong triads are replacing the Italian Mafia as the most powerful criminal organization in the world, this book argues that Hong Kong triads may be declining, as other ethnic Chinese crime gangs emerge as powerful crime groups in Western societies. Based on interviews with ex triad members and victims of the triads, police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, as well as documentary evidence The Triads as Business gives a vivid and compelling picture of the triads as part of a wider society.

Author : J. M. S. Ward,W. G. Stirling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317845744

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The Triads by J. M. S. Ward,W. G. Stirling Pdf

First published in 2006. Claiming origins in the mysteries of the Shaolin monastery and its martial traditions, the Triads are Chinese secret societies that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, evolved into organised crime syndicates, spread through the Chinese diaspora and are more powerful now than ever before. The symbol of the Triads is a triangle enclosing the characters for heaven, earth and man, emblematic of the societies’ far-reaching influence, and membership involves challenging rites of initiation and the practice of complex rituals little changed over the centuries. On one level, these practices can be seen simply as the customs of a purely mystical order; on another, they may be seen as the organising principles by which secret societies continue to operate as powerful political organisations invisible in our midst. This classic work, the definitive study of the history, symbols and secret rituals of the Triads, reveals the Triad initiation ritual of the mystical journey; sacred Triad signs, words and slang; the rite of the magic mirror and the oath of blood brotherhood; the symbolic decoration of Triad temples, Triad magic, and the meaning of the sacred objects and ceremonies at the heart of Triad practice in minute detail. The authors show that the Triad ritual is a potent mystical allegory with an immense power that can be used for good or ill.

Author : Yiu-kong Chu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134696826

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The Triads as Business by Yiu-kong Chu Pdf

There is no doubt that the triads have become recognized as a sophisticated and international criminal force and, following the handover of Hong Kong to China, there have been increasing fears that their influence will spread to the West through emigration. This book investigates the reality behind the myth with a study of the Hong Kong triads, generally regarded as the headquarters of triad societies throughout the world. Yiu Kong Chu examines their origins, their organized extortion from legitimate businesses large and small, and their more recent moves into illegal activities such as drug trafficking, human smuggling and gambling. Contrary to the popular belief that Hong Kong triads are replacing the Italian Mafia as the most powerful criminal organization in the world, this book argues that Hong Kong triads may be declining, as other ethnic Chinese crime gangs emerge as powerful crime groups in Western societies. Based on interviews with ex triad members and victims of the triads, police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, as well as documentary evidence The Triads as Business gives a vivid and compelling picture of the triads as part of a wider society.

Author : Kuno Meyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Irish literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118239651

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The Triads of Ireland by Kuno Meyer Pdf

Author : Richard Rogers
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781514462362

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Lord Croft’S a Brush with the Triads by Richard Rogers Pdf

Book four sees Lord Croft not only having to contend with an attempt by the Chinese Triads and the Nigerian drug Lords to take over the drugs trade in England but also an attempt by an unscrupulous Italian count to break up his marriage to Janet, his longsuffering wife. Lord Crofts ways of a sexual predator continue unabated, meeting up with previous mistresses as well as new ones. Obtaining a commercial pilots license and extending his charter activities to include air and sea add new challenges in this fight for survival in the underworld of drug trafficking and intrigue.

Author : Samuel Jenkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019930299

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Letters on Welsh history ... To which is added many of the Triads. Also a plea in behalf of the Welsh language, by John Samuel by Samuel Jenkins Pdf

Author : Martin Booth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015018477300

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The Triads by Martin Booth Pdf

Author : Saint Gregory Palamas
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809124475

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The Triads by Saint Gregory Palamas Pdf

Gregory Palamas (1296-1359)-monk, archbishop and theologian-was a major figure in 14th-century Orthodox Byzantium. This, his greatest work, presents a defense in support of the monastic groups known as the "hesychasts," the originators of the Jesus Prayer.

Author : B. J. Ter Haar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004110631

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Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads by B. J. Ter Haar Pdf

The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of the new title in Brill's monograph series Sinica Leidensia. The author evaluates the extant sources and introduces several little used Triad manuals, as well as a wealth of contextual information. Triad lore is placed in its own religious and cultural context, allowing radically new conclusions about its origins, meanings and functions. Readership: Those interested in late imperial China's social and religious history, Chinese Triads, local ritual traditions, charter myths, as well as anthropologists, Asian administrators and overseas Chinese, and martial arts practitioners.

Author : Jane Blundell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1006351574

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Watercolour Triads by Jane Blundell Pdf

Following from 'The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World of Colours', which explored two-colour mixing using a 15-colour palette, this book looks at working with watercolour triads. The book shows triad wheels and charts for a range of triads, with sample paintings and sketches showing the triads in action. The triads are cross-referenced with mixes in the previous book.

Author : Fenton S. Bresler
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015003662361

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The Trail of the Triads by Fenton S. Bresler Pdf

Author : Arthur Cayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : NYPL:33433087563965

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The Collected Mathematical Papers by Arthur Cayley Pdf

Author : Dian H. Murray,Qin Baoqi
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804766104

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The Origins of the Tiandihui by Dian H. Murray,Qin Baoqi Pdf

The Tiandihui, also known as the Heaven and Earth Association or the Triads, was one of the earliest, largest, and most enduring of the Chinese secret societies that have played crucial roles at decisive junctures in modern Chinese history. These organizations were characterized by ceremonial rituals, often in the form of blood oaths, that brought people together for a common goal. Some were organized for clandestine, criminal, or even seditious purposes by people alienated from or at the margins of society. Others were organized for mutual protection or the administration of local activities by law-abiding members of a given community. The common perception in the twentieth century, both in China and in the West, was that the Tiandihui was founded by Chinese patriots in the seventeenth century for the purpose of overthrowing the Qing (Manchu) dynasty and restoring the Ming (Chinese). This view was put forward by Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries who claimed that, like the anti-Manchu founders of the Tiandihui, their goal was to strip the Manchus of their throne. The Chinese Nationalists (Guomindang) today claim the Tiandihui as part of their heritage. This book relates a very different history of the origins of the Tiandihui. Using Qing dynasty archives that were made available in both Beijing and Taipei during the last decades, the author shows that the Tiandihui was founded not as a political movement but as a mutual aid brotherhood in 1761, a century after the date given by traditional historiography. She contends that histories depicting Ming loyalism as the raison d'etre of the Tiandihui are based on internally generated sources and, in part, on the "Xi Lu Legend," a creation myth that tells of monks from the Shaolin Monastery aiding the emperor in fighting the Xi Lu barbarians. Because of its importance to the theories of Ming loyalist scholars and its impact on Tiandihui historiography as a whole, the author thoroughly investigates the legend, revealing it to be the product of later - not founding - generations of Tiandihui members and a tale with an evolution of its own. The seven extant versions of the legend itself appear in English translation as an appendix. This book thus accomplishes three things: it reviews and analyzes the extensive Tiandihui literature; it makes available to Western scholars information from archival materials heretofore seen only by a few Chinese specialists; and it firmly establishes an authoritative chronology of the Tiandihui's early history.

Author : Barend ter Haar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004483040

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Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads by Barend ter Haar Pdf

The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of this new paperback title in Brill’s Scholars’ List. The author critically evaluates the extant sources and offers a wealth of contextual information. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the initiation ritual, including the burning of incense, the altar, the enactment of a journey of life and death, and the blood covenant. Different narrative structures are also presented. These include the messianic demonological paradigm, political legitimation, and the foundation of myth. Triad lore is placed in its own religious and cultural context, allowing radically new conclusions about its origins, meanings and functions. This book is of special interest to social historians, anthropologists, and students of Chinese religious culture.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Wales
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082040225

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Bye-gones by Anonim Pdf