Chinese Religious Life
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, General Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780199911356 | |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | September 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780199911356 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | September 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines 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 of religion in contemporary Chinese society.
Written by a team of internationally renowned scholars, this volume provides an in-depth introduction to religion in contemporary China. Instead of adopting the traditional focus on pre-modern religious history and doctrinal traditions, Chinese Religious Life examines 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 of religion in contemporary Chinese society.
