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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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Autres auteurs: Yang, Mayfair Mei-hui
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:"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"--Provided by publisher.
Description:"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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (472 pages).
ISBN:9780520916203