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Title Social scientific studies of religion in China : methodology, theories, and findings / edited by Fenggang Yang and Graeme Lang.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 312 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 1
Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Years of religious studies in China / Guanghu He -- History as a factor in the social scientific study of Chinese religion / J. Gordon Melton -- Explanations of international differences in religion that may apply to China / V.A. Daniel Olson -- The dilemma of pursuing Chinese religious studies within the framework of Western religious theories / Lizhu Fan -- Religion in China : some introductory notes for the intrepid western scholar / Eileen Barker -- Local ritual traditions of southeast China : a challenge to definitions of religion and theories of ritual / Kenneth Dean -- Contemporary Chinese beliefs and spiritual pursuits / Victor Yuan -- Exploring the relationship between religion and ethnicity in China / Qimin He -- From grassroots association to civil society organization : a case study of the Hebei Province Dragon Tablet Fair / Gao Bingzhong and Ma Qiang -- On the problem of developing a mechanism for the participation of religion in the social services sector / Liu Peng -- Religion and environmentalism in Chinese societies / Graeme Lang and Yunfeng Lu -- Secular state and religious society in mainland China and Taiwan / Richard Madsen.
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Subject China -- Religion -- Congresses.
China.
Religion.
Religion and sociology -- China -- Congresses.
Religion and sociology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Yang, Fenggang.
Lang, Graeme.
Other Form: Print version: Social scientific studies of religion in China. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004182462 (DLC) 2010046475 (OCoLC)688559365
ISBN 9789004182462 (electronic book)
9004182462 (electronic book)
9789004214798 (electronic book)
9004214798 (electronic book)