Chinese religiosities : afflictions of modernity and state formation /
"The long twentieth century in China and Taiwan has seen both a dramatic process of state-driven secularization and modernization and a vigorous revival of contemporary religious life. Chinese Religiosities explores the often vexed relationship between the modern Chinese state and religious pra...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Yang, Mayfair Mei-hui, editor, author. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008]. |
| Series: | Global, area, and international archive.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | "The long twentieth century in China and Taiwan has seen both a dramatic process of state-driven secularization and modernization and a vigorous revival of contemporary religious life. Chinese Religiosities explores the often vexed relationship between the modern Chinese state and religious practice. The essays in this comprehensive, multidisciplinary collection cover a wide range of traditions, including Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, Falungong, popular religion, and redemptive societies"-- The long twentieth century in China and Taiwan has seen both a dramatic process of state-driven secularization and modernization and a vigorous revival of contemporary religious life. Chinese Religiosities explores the often vexed relationship between the modern Chinese state and religious practice. The essays in this comprehensive, multidisciplinary collection cover a wide range of traditions, including Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, Falungong, popular religion, and redemptive societies.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contributors: José Cabezón, Prasenjit Duara, Ryan Dunch, Dru C. Gladney, Vincent Goossaert, Ji Zhe, Ya-pei Kuo, Richard Madsen, Rebecca Nedostup, David Palmer, Benjamin Penny, Mayfair Mei-hui Yang |
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| Item Description: | "Most of the essays in this volume were first presented at the International Conference on Religion, Modernity, and the State in China and Taiwan, held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, October 28-20, 2005"--P. vii. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 464 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-435) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520916204 9780520916203 |
| Author Notes: | Mayfair Mei-hui Yang is Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Professor and Director of Asian Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. |