Edited by Mayfair Mei-hui Yang
Chinese Religiosities
Afflictions of Modernity and State Formation
$29.95, £17.95 paperback
978-0-520-09864-0
NYP--Due 11/08
360 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 2 halftones, 6 line illustrations, 8 tables, 1 map
November 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: Religion; Asian Studies; China; Anthropology; History; Sociology
November 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: Religion; Asian Studies; China; Anthropology; History; Sociology
Contributors: José Cabezón, Prasenjit Duara, Ryan Dunch, Dru C. Gladney, Vincent Goossaert, Ji Zhe, Ya-pei Kuo, Richard Madsen, Rebecca Nedostup, David Palmer, Benjamin Penny, Mayfair Mei-hui Yang
The long twentieth century in China and Taiwan has seen both a dramatic process of state-driven secularization and modernization and a vigorous revival of contemporary religious life. Chinese Religiosities explores the often vexed relationship between the modern Chinese state and religious practice. The essays in this comprehensive, multidisciplinary collection cover a wide range of traditions, including Buddhism (Mahayana and Vajrayana), Daoism, Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, Falungong, popular religion, and redemptive societies.