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Religion in China and its Modern Fate
Paul R. Katz
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Description for Religion in China and its Modern Fate
Paperback. Paul R. Katz has composed a fascinating account of the fate of Chinese religions during the modern era by assessing mutations of communal religious life, innovative forms of religious publishing, and the religious practices of modern Chinese elites traditionally considered models of secular modernity. The author offers a rare look at the monumental Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus., 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Paul R. Katz has composed a fascinating account of the fate of Chinese religions during the modern era by assessing mutations of communal religious life, innovative forms of religious publishing, and the religious practices of modern Chinese elites traditionally considered models of secular modernity. The author offers a rare look at the monumental changes that have affected modern Chinese religions, from the first all-out assault on them during the 1898 reforms to the eve of the Communist takeover of the mainland. Tracing the ways in which the vast religious resources (texts, expertise, symbolic capital, material wealth, etc.) that circulated throughout ... Read more
Paul R. Katz has composed a fascinating account of the fate of Chinese religions during the modern era by assessing mutations of communal religious life, innovative forms of religious publishing, and the religious practices of modern Chinese elites traditionally considered models of secular modernity. The author offers a rare look at the monumental changes that have affected modern Chinese religions, from the first all-out assault on them during the 1898 reforms to the eve of the Communist takeover of the mainland. Tracing the ways in which the vast religious resources (texts, expertise, symbolic capital, material wealth, etc.) that circulated throughout ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611685435
SKU
V9781611685435
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Reviews for Religion in China and its Modern Fate
''The book... helps to nuance our understanding of China’s transition to modernity''.
Religious Studies Review
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