Performative secularism: school-sponsored prayer in China's national college entrance exam
This article examines the role of religion in China’s National College Entrance Exam, the Gaokao. In Chinese schools, religion is officially banned and branded superstition. But some Gaokao-preparatory high schools sponsor pilgrimages to pray for exam success, invite ritualists to exorcize ghosts, a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022
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Critical Asian studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 441-469 |
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B Laicism B Religious practice B Social behavior B China B Religion B College student B Performance measurement B Religious policy |
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