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James Miller, ed. Chinese Religions in Contemporary Societies, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Press, 2006. Print US$85.00 1851096264;
eBook US$90.00 1851096310
"A core addition to academic library History of Religion reference collections, Chinese Religions In Contemporary Societies also traces the adoption of Chinese religious practices by Euro-Americans and is an invaluable resource for students of Chinese history and comparative religions, as well as non-specialist general readers with an interest in contemporary Chinese culture and social issues."—Midwest Book Review
Chinese Religions in Contemporary Societies is a comprehensive introduction to the resurgence of religion in China and Taiwan
since the end of the Cultural Revolution and a wide-ranging examination of the
impact of religious traditions on Euro-Americans and Chinese immigrants in present-day North America.
| James MILLER |
Introduction |
1 |
| James MILLER |
1. The historical legacy of Chinas religious traditions |
9 |
| James MILLER |
2. The opium of the people: religion, science and modernity |
31 |
| TAM Wai Lun |
3. Local religion in contemporary China |
57 |
| Ven. Jing Yin |
4. Buddhism and economic reform in mainland China |
85 |
| KIM Sung-Hae |
5. Daoist monasticism in contemporary China |
101 |
| Alison MARSHALL |
6. Shamanism on contemporary Taiwan |
123 |
| David PALMER |
7. Body cultivation in contemporary China |
147 |
| Francis YIP |
8. Protestant Christianity in contemporary China |
175 |
| Terry WOO |
9. Women in contemporary Chinese religions |
207 |
| Jonathan LEE |
10. Contemporary Chinese-American religious life |
235 |
| Elijah SIEGLER |
11. Chinese traditions in Euro-American society |
257 |
| HE Xiang and James MILLER |
12. Confucian spirituality in an ecological age |
281 |
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Index |
301 |
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About the authors |
317 |
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