Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest
and most diverse religious cultures in the world. The radical anti-traditionalist policies of both …

This article explores the hermeneutical challenges to understand religious belonging and
religious identity in the East Asian context. In East Asia, religious identities have not always …

Religion in twentieth-century China was reorganized according to new, modern, and
scientific paradigms; in this novel definition, which excluded many communal experiences …

» Dieses Buch ist der bisher wichtigste Beitrag, der aus den Debatten der letzten Jahrzehnte
in der Theologie der Religionen und der Komparativen Theologie hervorgegangen …

This article reconsiders sociological theory of charisma through Falun Gong, a transnational
Chinese new religious movement that was banned in China in 1999. In spite of widely …

This essays looks at the diversity of approaches used by the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP) in its politicization of religions. It first provides an overview of continuity with past …

The framework for the policies toward religion in the People's Republic of China (PRC)
today was promulgated in 1982 in two documents: Article 36 of the revised Constitution of …

The rapid urbanization in China has had a profound impact on religious practices of rural
communities, but few study has explored the relevant dynamics. This study provides an …

Why does Mao's embalmed corpse continue to arouse powerful religious feelings among
contemporary Chinese writers after the end of his rule, from fantasies of resurrection to …

Depuis plus d'un millénaire, le syntagme «les Trois religions» a été l'expression type par
laquelle était désigné en Chine ce que nous appelons le confucianisme, le taoïsme et le …