Religion in China: Survival and Revival under Communist Rule
Anyone assuming that this book is just about China should think again. This is a major statement that takes the fate of religion in China as a launch point for theoretical inference and, especially, respecification of the “new paradigm.” Readers of this journal will be familiar with R. Stephen Warne...
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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
2012
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-230 |
Review of: | Religion in China (New York : Oxford University Press, 2012) (Abel, Andrew Stuart)
Religion in China (New York : Oxford University Press, 2012) (Abel, Andrew Stuart) Religion in China (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2012) (Abel, Andrew Stuart) Religion in China (Cary : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2011) (Abel, Andrew Stuart) |
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Summary: | Anyone assuming that this book is just about China should think again. This is a major statement that takes the fate of religion in China as a launch point for theoretical inference and, especially, respecification of the “new paradigm.” Readers of this journal will be familiar with R. Stephen Warner's new paradigm formulation of an association between religious vitality and open religious markets. Such markets are said to promote diverse and well-adapted religious offerings and services, thereby attracting and retaining members. |
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ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srs035 |