Constructing China's Jerusalem - Christians, Power, and Place in Contemporary Wenzhou (Hardcover)

Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth life history interviews, this illuminating book provides an intimate portrait of contemporary Chinese Christianity in the context of a modern, commercialized economy. In vivid detail, anthropologist Nanlai Cao explores the massive resurgence of Protestant Christianity in the southeastern coastal city of Wenzhou—popularly referred to by its residents as "China's Jerusalem"—a nationwide model for economic development and the largest urban Christian center in China. Cao's study of Chinese Christians delves into the dynamics of activities such as banqueting, network building, property acquisition, mate selection, marriage ritual, migrant work, and education. Unlike previous research that has mainly looked at older, rural, and socially marginalized church communities, Cao trains his focus on economically powerful, politically connected, moralizing Christian entrepreneurs. In framing the city of Wenzhou as China's Jerusalem, newly rich Chinese Christians seek not only to express their leadership aspirations in a global religious movement but also to assert their place, identity, and elite status in post-reform Chinese society.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Nanlai Cao
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-7080-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-8047-7080-8
Barcode:	9780804770804

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!