Religion in contemporary China revitalization and innovation / [electronic resource] : edited by Adam Yuet Chau. - Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 244 p.) : ill. - Routledge contemporary China series ; v. 59 . - Routledge contemporary China series ; v. 59. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Revitalizing and innovating religious traditions in contemporary China / Adam Yuet Chau -- 2. Buddhism in the reform era : a secularized revival? / Ji Zhe -- 3. Morality books and the regrowth of lay Buddhism in China / Gareth Fisher -- 4. From ritual skills to discursive knowledge : changing styles of Daoist transmission in Shanghai / Yang Der-Ruey -- 5. Networks and the "cloudlike wandering" of Daoist monks in China today / Adeline Herrou -- 6. Temples as enterprises / Selina Ching Chan and Graeme Lang -- 7. Revival in crisis : amateur ritual associations in Hebei / Stephen Jones -- 8. Chinese religious innovation in the Qigong movement : the case of Zhonggong / David A. Palmer.




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