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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yang, Mayfair Mei-hui (Autor, Editor )
Autor Corporativo: International Conference on Religion, Modernity, and the State in China and Taiwan University of California, Santa Barbara
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008].
Colección:Global, area, and international archive.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Notas:"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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 464 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-435) and index.
ISBN:9780520916203
0520916204