Maoism and Grassroots Religion: The Communist Revolution and the Reinvention of Religious Life in China

ISBN-13: 9780190069384 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 240 str.

Xiaoxuan Wang

Recenzje

Using a combination of documentary collection and oral history, it explores the complex relationship between the communist revolution and religious life at the grassroots level, as well as the impact of the legacy of Maoism on religion in China today...In general, this book enriches our understanding of grassroots religious life during the M'ao era and reminds us to pay attention to the impact of the M'ao-era legacy on religious life in China today. The book makes outstanding contributions to the relationship between church and state in China, the history of religion in China, and the history the M'ao era. This book is suitable for readers and researchers interested in these areas.

O autorze

Xiaoxuan Wang is a historian of modern and late imperial China. His research interests include communal religion, Christianity, and the Chinese diaspora in Europe and the US. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2015.