Chinese Religious Life

Name: Chinese Religious Life
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ISBN: 9780199731381

ISBN-10: 0199731381

ISBN-13: 9780199731381

Edition: 2011

Authors: David A. Palmer, Glenn Shive, Philip L. Wickeri

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Thirty years ago, religion was severely repressed throughout China. Since the end of the Cultural Revolution, however, religious communities have reemerged in vast numbers and many new forms of religious practice have developed. This book offers an introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life is based on the social dimensions of religious life, with essays devoted to religion in urban, rural, and ethnic minority settings; to the religious dimensions of body, gender, environment, and civil society; and to the historical, sociological, economic, and political aspects…

Book details

List price: $35.49
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/13/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

David A. Palmer is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and fellow of the Centre for Anthropological Research at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Qigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in China, among other books.



Contributors


Introduction




Ways of Being Religious in the Chinese World



Spirituality in a Modern Chinese Metropolis




Communal Worship and Festivals in Chinese Villages




The Religious Life of Ethnic Minority Communities




Modalities of Doing Religion




Religion, Culture, and Society



The Body: Health, Nation, and Transcendence




Gender and Sexuality




Chinese Cosmology and the Environment




Religious Philanthropy and Chinese Civil Society




Religion, Politics, and the Economy



Religion in Chinese Social and Political History




The Social Organization of Religious Communities in the Twentieth Century




Contemporary Issues in State-Religion Relations




Market Economy and the Revival of Religions




Global Perspectives



The Globalization of Chinese Religions and Traditions



Conclusion: The Future of Chinese Religious Life



Glossary


Suggested Further Readings


Index