Religion in China: Ties That Bind

ISBN-13: 9780745679150 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 200 str.

Adam Yuet Chau

Recenzje

"A wonderfully lucid and readable introduction to Chinese religious practices. Chau invites the reader to look at how Chinese people do religion and presents an astonishingly wide spectrum of religious activities. A real treat!" Peter van der Veer, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity "In this highly readable survey of popular religiosity in contemporary China, Chau clears the path to understanding religion not through the frequently superimposed categories of scripture and faiths, but through the effervescent and solemn ways in which Chinese 'do' religion." Prasenjit Duara, Duke University

Spis treści

* Map * Chronology * Acknowledgements * Notes on Orthography and Pronunciation * Introduction: Relationality at the Heart of Religion in China * 1. Understanding Religious Diversity: Five Modalities of Doing Religion * 2. Interacting with Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors * 3. Festivals and Pilgrimages * 4. Ritual Service Providers and Their Clients * 5. Communities and Networks * 6. State-Religion Relations * Conclusions * Notes * Suggested Further Readings * References * Index

O autorze

Adam Yuet Chau is University Senior Lecturer in the Anthropology of Modern China in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at St John's College.