After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks - Couverture rigide

 
9789814583909: After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9814583901 ISBN 13 : 9789814583909
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational nature of religious affiliations and networking.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational nature of religious affiliations and networking.

Revue de presse

This book is strong in its geographical breadth and in the variety of religions it covers. The book serves as a useful starting point for comparative analysis in the future. --Pacific Affairs

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Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9814583901
ISBN 13 
9789814583909
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
416
Éditeur
Tan Chee-Beng
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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