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Chinese Religiosities Mayfair Mei-hui Yang

Chinese Religiosities By Mayfair Mei-hui Yang

Chinese Religiosities by Mayfair Mei-hui Yang


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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. This book explores the often vexed relationship between the modern Chinese state and religious practice.

Chinese Religiosities Summary

Chinese Religiosities: Afflictions of Modernity and State Formation by Mayfair Mei-hui Yang

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. Contributors include: Jose Cabezon, Prasenjit Duara, Ryan Dunch, Dru C. Gladney, Vincent Goossaert, Ji Zhe, Ya-pei Kuo, Richard Madsen, Rebecca Nedostup, David Palmer, Benjamin Penny, and Mayfair Mei-hui Yang.

Chinese Religiosities Reviews

Benefits from a [broad] time frame and conceptual framework. The China Beat

About Mayfair Mei-hui Yang

Mayfair Mei-hui Yang is Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Professor and Director of Asian Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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GOR013515071
9780520098640
0520098641
Chinese Religiosities: Afflictions of Modernity and State Formation by Mayfair Mei-hui Yang
Used - Like New
Paperback
University of California Press
20081104
472
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