Faiths on display: religion, tourism, and the Chinese state
By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Over the past several decades, China has experienced a rapid expansion of religious spaces and activities....
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Lanham, Md
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
©2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religion
/ Tourism
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| Further subjects: | B
China
Religion 21st century
B Collection of essays B Tourism Religious aspects B Religion and state (China) B Electronic book B Religion and state B China Religion 20th century B Religion B China Religious life and customs B China Religion 21st century B Tourism B Tourism (China) B China B Religion and state China B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Reference B Tourism China B China Religion 20th century B Tourism ; Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Over the past several decades, China has experienced a rapid expansion of religious spaces and activities. More recently, a growing middle-class urban society has fueled an upsurge in Chinese domestic tourism. Faiths on Display challenges the common separation of religious and tourist activities, showing how thesepractices overlap and blend together. A group of leading scholars explores the unlikely interact |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 1442205083 |