{"product_id":"the-religious-question-in-modern-china-paperback","title":"The Religious Question in Modern China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent Goossaert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent events--from strife in Tibet and the rapid growth of Christianity in China to the spectacular expansion of Chinese Buddhist organizations around the globe--vividly demonstrate that one cannot understand the modern Chinese world without attending closely to the question of religion. \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Question in Modern China\u003c\/i\u003e highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent Goossaert and David A. Palmer piece together the puzzle of religion in China not by looking separately at different religions in different contexts, but by writing a unified story of how religion has shaped, and in turn been shaped by, modern Chinese society. From Chinese medicine and the martial arts to communal temple cults and revivalist redemptive societies, the authors demonstrate that from the nineteenth century onward, as the Chinese state shifted, the religious landscape consistently resurfaced in a bewildering variety of old and new forms. \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Question in Modern China \u003c\/i\u003eintegrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history that is certain to become an indispensible reference for specialists and students alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Goossaert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis deputy director of the Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Taoists of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeking, 1800-1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eQigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChina\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754037903648,"sku":"9780226005331","price":61.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ae3a2da1bd6418afc3376f8753fadfe.webp?v=1780031965","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-religious-question-in-modern-china-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}