Searching for meaning in a hybrid and fractured world: Contemporary Chinese cultural identity and its implications for missiology
Few societies have experienced the pace of change that China has in the last half century. Massive ideological and socio-economic shifts, along with the more recent forces of globalization, have produced a culture that is now hybrid and fragmented. Thus, it is simply no longer viable, or even wise,...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Missiology
Année: 2017, Volume: 45, Numéro: 1, Pages: 103-115 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | KBM Asie RJ Mission |
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| Résumé: | Few societies have experienced the pace of change that China has in the last half century. Massive ideological and socio-economic shifts, along with the more recent forces of globalization, have produced a culture that is now hybrid and fragmented. Thus, it is simply no longer viable, or even wise, to continue to think of Chinese culture primarily in terms of “traditional” or Confucian. Instead, concepts of hybridity, fractured narratives, and the expressive self offer us much more productive conceptual lenses both for understanding contemporary Chinese culture and for informing future missiological research. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0091829616680647 |
