Catholics and Everyday Life in Macau - Changing Meanings of Religiosity, Morality and Civility (Hardcover)

Catholicism has had an important place in Macau since the earliest days of Portuguese colonization in the sixteenth century. This book, based on extensive original research including in-depth interviews, examines in detail the everyday life of Catholics in Macau at present. It outlines the tremendous societal pressures which Macau is currently undergoing - sovereignty handover and its consequences, the growth of casinos and tourism and the transformation of a serene and somewhat obscure colony into a vibrantly developing city. It shows how, although the formal structures of Catholicism no longer share in rule by the colonial power, and although formal religious observance is declining, nevertheless the personal piety and ethical religious outlook of individual Catholics continue to be strong, and have a huge, and possibly increasing, impact on public life through the application of personal religious ethics to issues of human rights and social justice and in the fields of education and social services.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Chen Hon Fai
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-71593-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-415-71593-8
Barcode:	9780415715935

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