Religion and Chinese society / edited by John Lagerwey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lagerwey, John.

École française d'Extrême-Orient.

Chinese University of Hong Kong. Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Social aspects--China--Congresses.

Religion.

Religion--China--History--Congresses.

Taoism--China--Congresses.

Taoism.

History.

Religion--Social aspects.

China.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxxiv, 927 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Chinese University Press ; Paris : École française d'Extrême-Orient, [2004]

Summary:

These two volumes contain a selection of twenty-one essays presented at a conference convened jointly by the Ecole Franaise d'Extreme-Orient and the Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on "Religion and Chinese Society: The Transformation of a Field and Its Implications for the Study of Chinese Culture."

Contents:

v. 1. Ancient and medieval China

v. 2. Taoism and local religion in modern China.

Notes:

"A centennial conference of the École française d'Extrême-Orient."

Conference convened jointly by the EFEO and the Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and held on May 29-June 2, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9629961237

OCLC:

55799529