Chinese Religious LifeDavid A. Palmer, Glenn Shive, Philip L. Wickeri 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. |
Contents
Communal Worship and Festivals in Chinese Villages | |
The Religious Life of Ethnic Minority Communities | |
Modalities of Doing Religion | |
Health Nation and Transcendence | |
Gender and Sexuality | |
Chinese Cosmology and the Environment | |
Religious Philanthropy and Chinese Civil Society | |
Religion in Chinese Social and Political History | |
Contemporary Issues in StateReligion Relations | |
Market Economy and the Revival of Religions | |
The Globalization of Chinese Religions and Traditions | |
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