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Chinese Religious Life

David A Palmer editor Glenn Shive editor Philip L Wickeri editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:13th Oct '11

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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.

The essays in this volume present data on an important contemporary development, one with implications for insight into the human condition... * Journal of Chinese Political Science *

ISBN: 9780199731381

Dimensions: 155mm x 234mm x 15mm

Weight: 417g

296 pages