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  Chinese Religious Life (Paperback) By (author) David A Palmer, By (author) Philip Wickeri, Edited by Glenn Shive

  

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  Short Description for Chinese Religious Life 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 reli...
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  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Published: 13 October 2011
  • Format: Paperback 352 pages
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  • Categories: Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Religion & Politics | History Of Religion | Other Non-Christian Religions | Religious Life & Practice
  • ISBN 13: 9780199731381 ISBN 10: 0199731381
  • Sales rank: 236,728

Full description for Chinese Religious Life

• 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.