In Religion in China, Fenggang Yang provides a comprehensive overview of thereligious change in China under Communism, drawing on his ''political economy'' approach to the sociology of religion. 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 Daoisttemples have been restored. The state even sponsors large Buddhist gatheringsand 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 publicparks 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 strictregulations? 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 thesociology of religion. PrefaceChapter One: Explaining Religious VitalityChapter Two: A Definition of Religion for the Social Scientific Study of ReligionChapter Three: Chinese Marxist Atheism and Its Policy ImplicationsChapter Four: Regulating Religion under CommunismChapter Five: The Red, Black, and Gray Markets of ReligionChapter Six: The Shortage Economy of Religion under CommunismChapter Seven: Oligopoly Dynamics: China and Beyond
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973564-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 17/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés