Secular Belief, Religious Belonging in China

A recent Gallup poll found that almost half of China’s people are atheists. However, surveys conducted by Fenggang Yang and others show that as much as 85 percent of the population periodically engages in religious practices. How can we reconcile reports of widespread atheism with those of widesprea...

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Published in:Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Main Author: Madsen, Richard 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Further subjects:B Atheism
B Belonging
B Religious Belief
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:A recent Gallup poll found that almost half of China’s people are atheists. However, surveys conducted by Fenggang Yang and others show that as much as 85 percent of the population periodically engages in religious practices. How can we reconcile reports of widespread atheism with those of widespread religious practice?
ISSN:2214-3955
Contains:In: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22143955-04102003