The revival of religious belief and practice in China over the past thirty years, after decades of severe repression, has attracted much attention by scholars. Social scientific studies of religion by mainland Chinese scholars has also increased in recent years, using theories and methods developed mainly outside China. Increasingly, mainland scholars are also debating whether theories and concepts developed in western societies are fully appropriate for the study of religion in Chinese societies. This volume presents a selection of papers by sociologists, anthropologists, and historians of...
The revival of religious belief and practice in China over the past thirty years, after decades of severe repression, has attracted much attention by ...
The rapid development of the Asian region has led to a huge increase in environmental problems such as pollution, waste management issues, deforestation, and depletion of natural resources and extinction of native species. This handbook provides a survey of the cultural, social and policy aspects of the environment in the region. A team of international experts offer authoritative overviews of the key issues surrounding energy, climate change, air, land, water, fisheries, forests and wildlife.
The rapid development of the Asian region has led to a huge increase in environmental problems such as pollution, waste management issues, deforestati...
