Religion and charity : the social life of goodness in Chinese societies /

This book challenges our assumptions about morality by explaining how industrialized philanthropy and universalized goodness came to dominate Chinese religious engagement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weller, Robert P. (Robert Paul), 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Religion and sociology > China.
Charity > Religious aspects.
Charities > China.
Sociologie religieuse > Chine.
Charité > Aspect religieux.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Charities.
Religion and sociology.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Philosophy of religion.
Christianity.
Buddhism.
Islam.
Worship, rites & ceremonies.
Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy.
Malaysia.
China.
Religion: general.
Social & cultural anthropology.
Society.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 'Cover'; 'Half-title'; 'Title page'; 'Copyright information'; 'Table of contents'; 'List of figures'; 'Acknowledgments'; '1 Engaged Religions, Industrialized Philanthropy, and the Social Life of Goodness'; 'Goodness'; 'Timing'; 'Changing Regimes and Political Merit-making'; 'Globalizations, Competitions, and Selves'; 'Networks, Innovation, and Divergences'; 'Research Orientations and Methods'; '2 Legacies and Discontinuities in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia'; 'Engaged Religions and the Public Good in Late Imperial and Republican China'
  • 'China: From Mao to Post-Mao''Taiwan: From Colonialism to Authoritarian State to Democracy'; 'Malaysia: From Ethnic Enclave to Ghetto Escape'; 'Conclusion'; '3 Political Merit-Making'; 'The Interfering State Hypothesis and the State Failure Hypothesis'; 'China'; 'Taiwan'; 'Malaysia'; 'Conclusion'; '4 A (Chinese) Good Person'; 'Heritage'; 'Globalization'; 'A New Subjectivity'; 'Civic Selving'; '5 Gifts, Groups, and Goodness'; 'Gifts and Groups'; 'The Qualities and Limits of Social Capital'; 'Local Temples and Social Capital'; 'Lukang's Temples'
  • 'Cheng Hoon Teng and the Chinese Community in Malaysia''Christian Cases'; 'Conclusion'; '6 Innovating Goodness'; 'Catalyzing Dormant Ties and Repurposing Networks'; 'Connecting across Networks'; 'Charismatic Connections'; 'Combining Innovative Techniques: Tzu Chi in Malacca'; 'The Anxieties and Limitations of Innovation'; 'Innovating Gender and the Good'; '7 Alternative Goodness'; 'Other Goods'; 'Community Ritual as Public Good'; 'Cultural Heritage and Community Identity'; 'Spiritual Goods and Religious Differences'; 'Solving Life's Problems'; 'Forms of the Good'' 8 Conclusion'; 'Chinese Contexts of the Unlimited Good'; 'Other Contexts'; 'Final Thoughts'; 'References'

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