Making Saints in Modern China
Sainthood has been, and remains, a contested category in China, given the commitment of China's modern leadership to secularization, modernization, and revolution, and the discomfort of China's elite with matters concerning religion. However, sainted religious leaders have succeeded in rebuilding old institutions and creating new ones despite the Chinese government's censure. This book offers a new perspective on the history of religion in modern and contemporary China by focusing on the profiles of these religious leaders from the early 20th century through the present.Edited by noted authorities in the field of Chinese religion, Making Sain…
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Weitere Autoren: Goossaert, Vincent (Hrsg.) / Zhe, Ji (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-049457-5
- EAN: 9780190494575
- Produktnummer: 29055969
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 528 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 42'814 KB
Über den Autor
David Ownby is Professor of History at the University of Montreal.Vincent Goossaert is Professor of Religious Studies at the Ecole pratique des hautes études (EPHE) in Paris.Ji Zhe is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) in Paris.
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