Religion in Contemporary China: Revitalization and Innovation
Author:   Adam Yuet Chau (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415838108


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Adam Yuet Chau (University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415838108


ISBN 10:   041583810
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Revitalizing and Innovating Religious Traditions in Contemporary China 2. Buddhism in the Reform Era: A Secularized Revival? 3. Morality Books and the Re-Growth of Lay Buddhism in China 4. From Ritual Skills to Discursive Knowledge: Changing Styles of Daoist Transmission in Shanghai 5. Networks and the ""Cloudlike Wandering"" of Daoist Monks in China Today 6. Temples as Enterprises 7. Revival in Crisis: Amateur Ritual Associations in Hebei 8. Chinese Religious Innovation in the Qigong Movement: The Case of Zhonggong 9. Global Modernity, Local Community, and Spiritual Power in the Shanxi Catholic Church

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Adam Yuet Chau is University Lecturer in the Anthropology of Modern China in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK.  He is the author of Miraculous Response: Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China.

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