Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies (Religion and Society in Asia)

This Book Explores The Interaction Between Religion And Nationalism In The Chinese Societies Of Mainland China, Taiwan, And Hong Kong. Cheng-tian Kuo Analyses The Dominant Religions, Including Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam, And Folk Religions, But He Also Goes Beyond That, Showing How In Recent Decades The Chinese State Has Tightened Its Control Over Religion To An Unprecedented Degree. Indeed, It Could Almost Be Said To Have Constructed A Wholly New Religion, Chinese Patriotism. The Same Period, However, Has Seen The Growth Of Democratic Civil Religions, Which Could Challenge The State. Introduction: Religion, State, And Religious Nationalism In Chinese Societies / Cheng-tian Kuo -- Part I. Chinese Religion And Nationalism Before 1949. 2. The Idea Of Chineseness And Ethnic Thought Of Wang Fuzhi / Chi-shen Chang -- 3. Missionizing, Civilizing, And Nationizing: Linked Concepts Of Compelled Change / Julia C. Schneider -- 4. The Nation In Religion And Religion In The Nation / Adam Yuet Chau -- 5. History And Legitimacy In Contemporary China: Towards Competing Nationalisms / Robert D. Weatherley And Qiang Zhang -- 6. Pilgrimage And Hui Muslim Identity In The Republican Era / Yuan-lin Tsai -- Part Ii. Religion And Nationalism In Contemporary China. 7. Religion And The Nation: Confucian And New Confucian Religious Nationalism / Bart Dessein -- 8. Yiguandao Under The Shadow Of Nationalism: Traitors, Conspirators, Traditionalists, Or Loyalists? / Ching-chih Lin -- 9. Daoism And Nationalism In Modern And Contemporary China / Shu-wei Hsieh -- 10. Nationalism Matters: Among Mystics And Martyrs Of Tibet / Antionio Terrone -- 11. 'we Are Good Citizens': Tension Between Protestants And The State In Contemporary China / Yen-zen Tsai -- Part Iii. Religion And Nationalism In Taiwan And Hong Kong. 12. Religion And National Identity In Taiwan: State Formation And Moral Sensibilities / Edmund Frettingham And Yih-jye Hwang -- 13. Multiple Religious And National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages Across The Taiwan Strait After 1987 / Hsun Chang -- 14. Salvation And Rights In Hong Kong / Mariske Westensorp. Edited By Cheng-tian Kuo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Table of Contents Notes on Chinese Names, Terms, and Transliteration Preface 1. Introduction: Religion, State, and Religious Nationalism in Chinese Societies Part I: Chinese Religion and Nationalism before 1949 2. The Idea of Chineseness and Ethnic Thought of Wang Fuzhi 3. Missionizing, Civilizing, and Nationizing: Linked Concepts of Compelled Change 4. The Nation in Religion and Religion in the Nation 5. History and Legitimacy in Contemporary China: Towards Competing Nationalisms 6. Pilgrimage and Hui Muslim Identity in the Republican Era Part II: Religion and Nationalism in Contemporary China 7. Religion and the Nation: Confucian and New Confucian Religious Nationalism 8. Yiguandao under the Shadow of Nationalism: Traitors, Conspirators, Traditionalists, or Loyalists? 9. Daoism and Nationalism in Modern and Contemporary China 10. Nationalism Matters: Among Mystics and Martyrs of Tibet 11. ‘We Are Good Citizens’: Tension between Protestants and the State in Contemporary China Part III: Religion and Nationalism in Taiwan and Hong Kong 12. Religion and National Identity in Taiwan: State Formation and Moral Sensibilities 13. Multiple Religious and National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages across the Taiwan Strait after 1987 14. Salvation and Rights in Hong Kong Index Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies explores the interaction between religion and nationalism in the Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. On the one hand, state policies toward religions in these societies are deciphered and their implications for religious freedom and regional stability are evaluated. On the other hand, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam and folk religions are respectively analyzed in terms of their theological, organizational and political responses to the nationalist modernity projects of these states. What is new in this book on Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies is that the Chinese state has strengthened its control over religion to an unprecedented level. In particular, the Chinese state has almost completed its construction of a state religion called Chinese Patriotism. But at the same time, what is also new is the emergence of democratic civil religions in these Chinese societies.

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