Chinese religious life
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Chinese religious life
Oxford University Press, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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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