Rebellion and Religious Identity: The Case of the White Lotus Uprising (1796–1804)

This essay considers the ways in which rebellion influenced religious identity through the exploration of a historical case study: the White Lotus Uprising in Qing China. Depositions taken from captured sectarians highlight the dynamic and contingent nature of religious identification in the context...

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Main Author: McCaffrey, Cecily (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2020]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-85
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Weißer Lotos / Religious identity / Uprising / History 1796-1804
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B 宗教團
B White Lotus
B 清朝
B 白蓮教
B Violence
B Religious Identity
B Sectarian religion
B 暴力
B Qing Dynasty
B 暴動
B 宗教身份認同
B Revolution
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)