Battle for China's spirit : religious revival, repression, and resistance under Xi Jinping /

This study is the first comprehensive analysis of its kind. It examines the Communist Party's evolving religious controls and citizens' responses to them, focusing on seven religious groups that account for 350 million believers: Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cook, Sarah G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Lanham : Freedom House ; Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Series:Freedom House special report.
Subjects:
2000-2099
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Politics and government
Religion
China > Religion > 21st century.
China > Politics and government > 21st century.
China > Religious life and customs > 21st century.
Chine > Religion > 21e siècle.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • Overview
  • Evolving mechanisms of religious control and persecution
  • Chart: key religious controls
  • Map: religious persecution by province
  • Chinese Buddhism and Taoism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Tibetan Buddhism
  • Falun Gong
  • Recommendations.

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