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Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies / Cheng-tian Kuo.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Religion and society in Asia
- Religion and Society in Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (428 pages).
- Other Title:
- Knowledge Unlatched.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book explores the interaction between religion and nationalism in the Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Cheng-tian Kuo analyzes the dominant religions, including Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam, and folk religions, but he also goes beyond that, showing how in recent decades the Chinese state has tightened its control over religion to an unprecedented degree. Indeed, it could almost be said to have constructed a wholly new religion, Chinese Patriotism. The same period, however, has seen the growth of democratic civil religions, which could challenge the state.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- KU Select 2017: Front list Collection
- BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101329
- ISBN:
- 9789048535057
- Publisher Number:
- https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462984394
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