After migration and religious affiliation : religions, Chinese identities, and transnational networks /

This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tan, Chee-Beng (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub. Co. Pte. Ltd., [2014]
Temas:
Chinese > Foreign countries > Religion.
Chinese > Social networks > Foreign countries.
Chinois > Pays étrangers > Religion.
Chinois > Réseaux sociaux > Pays étrangers.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational natur.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxii, 382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814590006
9814590002

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