With the support of the following institutions :
- Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
- United Board of Christian Education
- Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Earmarked Grant "Local Religion and Society in Southeast China")
- Brill Publishing Company
- International Institute for Asian Studies
- Institut des Hautes Études Chinoises du Collège de France
- Center National de la Recherche Scientifique, Section 32
- École française d'Extrême-Orient
- École normale supérieure
