Atlas of religion in China: social and geographical contexts

The speed and the scale with which traditional religions in China have been revived and new spiritual movements have emerged in recent decades make it difficult for scholars to stay up-to-date on the religious transformations within Chinese society. 0This atlas presents a bird's-eye view of the...

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Main Author: Yang, Fenggang 1962- (Author)
Contributors: Pettit, J. E. E. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von:] Feng Yanggang, atlas of religion in China - social and geographical contexts (Heidelberg : CrossAsia-eJournals, 2019) (Haar, Barend J. ter, 1958 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religion
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Atlas
B China
B China Religion
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Summary:The speed and the scale with which traditional religions in China have been revived and new spiritual movements have emerged in recent decades make it difficult for scholars to stay up-to-date on the religious transformations within Chinese society. 0This atlas presents a bird's-eye view of the religious landscape in China today. In more than 150 full-color maps and six different case studies, it maps the officially registered venues of China's major religions - Buddhism, Christianity (Protestant and Catholic), Daoism, and Islam - at the national, provincial, and county levels. The atlas also outlines the contours of Confucianism, folk religion, and the Mao cult. Further, it describes the main organizations, beliefs, and rituals of China's main religions, as well as the social and demographic characteristics of their respective believers. Putting multiple religions side by side in their contexts, this atlas deploys the latest qualitative, quantitative and spatial data acquired from censuses, surveys, and fieldwork to offer a definitive overview of religion in contemporary China
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004358854
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004369900_002