This book relates the stories of four leaders under very different political regimes: colonial, Nationalist and Communist. The result is an insight into the relationship between religious and political authority in a changing world.

1. Introduction
2. Charisma
Part 1: Meifa
3. Meifa and its Festivals
4. Revolution, Fortune, and Respect: Darkface (Wansheng) 5. Revitalisation of Meifa's identity
Part 2: Shiding
6. Shiding and its Temple
7. Writing and Inspiration: Darkwood (Wumu)
8. The Location of Face: Lin Qingbiao
9. Reform and Refinement: Gao Bineng's Face
10. Gao Bineng at 90, his Authority and the New Politics of Taiwan
Part 3: Conclusions
11. Charisma in Shiding and Meifa
12. The Dispersal of Charisma under a National Canopy

Feuchtwang, Stephan; Mingming, Wang