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Religion in China - Survival and Revival under Communist Rule (Hardcover)
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Religion in China survived the most radical suppression in human
history--a total ban of any religion during and after the Cultural
Revolution (1966-1979). All churches, temples, and mosques were
closed down, converted for secular uses, or turned to museums for
the purpose of atheist education. China remains under Communist
rule. But in the last three decades, religion has revived and
thrived. Christianity has been the fastest growing religion for
decades. Many Buddhist and Daoist temples have been restored. The
state even sponsors large Buddhist gatherings and ceremonies to
venerate Confucius and the legendary ancestors of the Chinese
people. Traditional Chinese temples have sprung up in some areas.
On the other hand, quasi-religious qigong practices, once
ubiquitous in public parks throughout the country, are now rare.
All the while, the authorities have carried out waves of atheist
propaganda, anti-superstition campaigns, severe crackdowns on the
underground Christian churches and various ''evil cults.'' How do
we explain the religious situation in China today? How do we
explain the religious situation in China today? How did religion
survive the eradication measures in the 1960s and 1970s? How do
various religious groups manage to revive despite strict
regulations? Why have some religions grown fast in the reform era?
Why have some forms of spirituality gone through dramatic turns? In
Religion in China, Fenggang Yang provides a comprehensive overview
of the religious change in China under Communism, drawing on his
''political economy'' approach to the sociology of religion.
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