Handbook on Religion in China (Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China)

Informative and eye-opening, the Handbook on Religion in China provides a uniquely broad insight into the contemporary Chinese variations of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. In turn, China's own religions of Daoism, of filial piety and transmissions of rites have spread beyond China, a progression that is explored in detail across 19 chapters, written by leading experts in the field. Utilising a historical focus to emphasize developments and highlight the transformations of ritual practices, festivals, divination and traditions, this Handbook deals with the emergence of new attitudes to selfhood and the great diversity of civic and other rituals. Traditional ways of forming relationships and conducting life-cycle rituals are also considered. This comprehensive Handbook investigates the ways in which all of these changes are affected by governmental controls that have intriguing unintended consequences. Providing a solid introduction for both newcomers and informed readers, this Handbook will be a key resource for sociologists and anthropologists of ritual and religion as well as students of religious studies, contemporary Chinese studies and the sociology of religion. With extensive references to assist readers wishing to further deepen their understanding this Handbook will also be of interest to historians and individuals interested in contemporary China. Contributors include: I. Beller-Hann, S. Billioud, D. Campo, A.Y. Chau, B. Chen, S. Feuchtwang, G. Ha, A. Iskra, S. Jones, J. Kang, R. Madsen, W. Matthews, E. Oxfeld, D.A. Palmer, P.G. Ran, M. Schumann, R.G. Tiedemann, R.P. Weller, F. Winiger, K. Wu, Y. Zhu Introduction to the handbook on religion in China / Stephan Feuchtwang Part I: State policies, civic society and cultural revival 1. Religious policy in China / Richard Madsen 2. Philanthropy and the religious life of goodness in China / Robert P. Weller, C. Julia Huang and Keping Wu 3. Remaking the self: Spirituality, civilization and the Chinese quest for the good life in the reform era / Anna Iskra, Fabian Winiger and David A. Palmer 4. The contemporary confucian revival in perspective / Sébastien Billioud 5. Heritage and religion in China / Yujie Zhu Part II: Revitalized and modernizing traditions 6. Life-cycle rituals in rural and urban China: birth, marriage and death / Ellen Oxfeld 7. Temples and festivals in rural and urban China / Adam Yuet Chau 8. Fate, destiny and divination / William Matthews 9. Redemptive societies / Matthias Schumann Part III: Daoism, Buddhism, Tibet, the Naxi 10. Household ritual specialists / Stephen Jones 11. Daoism and Daoist organisations / Stephan Feuchtwang 12. Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao era: preserving and reinventing the received tradition / Daniela Campo 13. Tibetan religions on the Qing-Zang Plateau / Chen Bo 14. Migration myth and ancestral roads in southwest China / Peter Guangpei Ran Part IV: Islam and Christianity 15. Hui Muslims and Han converts: Islam and the paradox of recognition / Guangtian Ha 16. Uyghur religion / Ildikó Bellér-Hann 17. Protestant Christianities in contemporary China / R.G. Tiedemann 18. Rural to urban Protestant house churches in China / Jie Kang 19. Chinese Catholicism / Richard Madsen Index. Contents:Introduction to the Handbook on Religion in China 1Stephan FeuchtwangPART I STATE POLICIES, CIVIC SOCIETY AND CULTURALREVIVAL1 Religious policy in China 17Richard Madsen2 Philanthropy and the religious life of goodness in China 34Robert P. Weller, C. Julia Huang and Keping Wu3 Remaking the self: spirituality, civilization and the Chinesequest for the good life in the reform era 54Anna Iskra, Fabian Winiger and David A. Palmer4 The contemporary Confucian revival in perspective 75Sebastien Billioud5 Heritage and religion in China 96Yujie ZhuPART II REVITALIZED AND MODERNIZING TRADITIONS6 Life-cycle rituals in rural and urban China: birth, marriageand death 110Ellen Oxfeld7 Temples and festivals in rural and urban China 132Adam Yuet Chau8 Fate, destiny and divination 156William Matthews9 Redemptive societies 184Matthias SchumannPART III DAOISM, BUDDHISM, TIBET, THE NAXI10 Household ritual specialists 214Stephen Jones11 Daoism and Daoist organisations 244Stephan Feuchtwang12 Chinese Buddhism in the post-Mao era: preserving andreinventing the received tradition 255Daniela Campo13 Tibetan religions on the Qing-zang Plateau 281Chen Bo14 Migration myth and ancestral roads in southwest China 300Peter Guangpei RanPART IV ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY15 Hui Muslims and Han converts: Islam and the paradox ofrecognition 313Guangtian Ha16 Uyghur religion 338Ildiko Beller-Hann17 Protestant Christianities in contemporary China 361R.G. Tiedemann18 Rural to urban Protestant house churches in China 407Jie Kang19 Chinese Catholicism 431Richard MadsenIndex 449 "Informative and eye-opening, the Handbook on Religion in China provides a uniquely broad insight into the contemporary Chinese variations of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. In turn, China's own religions of Daoism, of filial piety and transmissions of rites have spread beyond China, a progression that is explored in detail across 19 chapters, written by leading experts in the field. Utilising a historical focus to emphasize developments and highlight the transformations of ritual practices, festivals, divination and traditions, this Handbook deals with the emergence of new attitudes to selfhood and the great diversity of civic and other rituals. Traditional ways of forming relationships and conducting life-cycle rituals are also considered. This comprehensive Handbook investigates the ways in which all of these changes are affected by governmental controls that have intriguing unintended consequences. Providing a solid introduction for both newcomers and informed readers, this Handbook will be a key resource for sociologists and anthropologists of ritual and religion as well as students of religious studies, contemporary Chinese studies and the sociology of religion. With extensive references to assist readers wishing to further deepen their understanding this Handbook will also be of interest to historians and individuals interested in contemporary China"-- Provided by publisher Informative and eye-opening, the Handbook on Religion in China provides a uniquely broad insight into the contemporary Chinese variations of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. In turn, China's own religions and transmissions of rites and systems of divination have spread beyond China, a progression that is explored in detail across 19 chapters, written by leading experts in the field.