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Miraculous response : doing popular religion in contemporary China /

This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of popular religious activities. It also explores the politics of the religious revival, detailing the relationships of villag...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chau, Adam Yuet
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of popular religious activities. It also explores the politics of the religious revival, detailing the relationships of village-level local activists and local state agents wtih temple associations and temple bosses. Shedding light on shifting state-society relationships in the reform era, this book is of interest to scholars and students in Asian Studies, the social sciences, and religious and ritual studies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index.
ISBN:1429415967
9781429415965
9780804751605
0804751609
0804767653
9780804767651