Chinese religious life

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Chinese religious life

edited by David A. Palmer, Glenn Shive, and Philip L. Wickeri

Oxford University Press, c2011

  • : pbk
  • : [hardcover]

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines the social dimensions of religious life, with essays devoted to religion in urban, rural, and ethnic minority settings; to the religious dimensions of body, gender, environment, and civil society; and to the historical, sociological, economic, and political aspects of religion in contemporary Chinese society.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction Philip Wickeri
  • Part I: Ways of Being Religious in the Chinese World
  • 1. Spirituality in a Modern Chinese Metropolis, Lizhu Fan and James Whitehead
  • 2. Communal Worship and Festivals in Chinese Villages, Wai-lun Tam
  • 3. The Religious Life of Ethnic Minority Communities, Philip Wickeri and Yik-Fai Tam
  • 4. Modalities of Doing Religion, Adam Chau
  • Part II. Religion, Culture, and Society
  • 5. The Body: Health, Nation, and Transcendence, David A. Palmer
  • 6. Gender and Sexuality, C. Julia Huang, Elena Valussi, and David A. Palmer
  • 7. Chinese Cosmology and the Environment, Robert Weller
  • 8. Religious Philanthropy and Chinese Civil Society, Andre Laliberte, David A. Palmer, and Keping Wu
  • Part III. Religion, Politics, and the Economy
  • 9. Religion in Chinese Social and Political History, David A. Palmer
  • 10. The Social Organization of Religious Communities in the Twentieth Century, Vincent Goossaert
  • 11. Contemporary Issues in State-Religion Relations, Andre Laliberte
  • 12. Market Economy and the Revival of Religions, Fenggang Yang
  • Part IV. Global Perspectives
  • 13. The Globalization of Chinese Religions and Traditions, Richard Madsen and Elijah Siegler
  • Conclusion, Glenn Shive
  • Glossary
  • Suggested Further Readings
  • Index

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