Social scientific studies of religion in China : methodology, theories, and findings / / edited by Fenggang Yang and Graeme Lang.

• Superior document: Religion in Chinese societies, v. 1
• Author: Beijing Summit on Chinese Spirituality and Society
• TeilnehmendeR: Yang, Fenggang.; Lang, Graeme.; Beijing Summit on Chinese Spirituality and Society; Beijing Summit on Chinese Spirituality and Society (8-10 Oct. 2008 : Peking University)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Notes: "This volume includes chapters that were initially presented at the thematic sessions of the Beijing Summit on Chinese Spirituality and Society at Peking University on October 8-10, 2008, but they have undergone significant revisions in light of the discussions during and after the conference."-Acknowledgements.

The revival of religious belief and practice in China over the past thirty years, after decades of severe repression, has attracted much attention by scholars. Social scientific studies of religion by mainland Chinese scholars has also increased in recent years, using theories and methods developed mainly outside China. Increasingly, mainland scholars are also debating whether theories and concepts developed in western societies are fully appropriate for the study of religion in Chinese societies. This volume presents a selection of papers by sociologists, anthropologists, and historians of religion on these themes. The chapters include rich field studies of particular religions and religious activities, along with theoretical and historical reflections by scholars inside and outside China on problems and opportunities in the revival of the social scientific study of religion in Chinese societies.

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Methodological and theoretical challenges -- pt. 2. Identities, organizations and societies.