Political Religion: The Case of the Cultural Revolution in China
This article focuses on Chinese ritual activities during the Cultural Revolution, when all the traditional religions were abolished by the Chinese Communist Party. It shows that China has never been an atheist country and explores the similarities of Chinese communist rituals to Western religious ri...
| Published in: | Sociological analysis |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1991, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 99-110 |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on Chinese ritual activities during the Cultural Revolution, when all the traditional religions were abolished by the Chinese Communist Party. It shows that China has never been an atheist country and explores the similarities of Chinese communist rituals to Western religious rituals; it spells out the differences between Chinese political religion and Western civil religion. The analysis is based primarily on the personal experiences and observations of the author during that period. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710718 |