[Rezension von: Walsh, Michael J., 1968-, Stating the sacred]
In this monograph, Michael J. Walsh provides an account of nation-state formation, with a primary focus on the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Walsh does not seek to provide a chronological history of the establishment of the Chinese nation-state but instead adopts a thematic approach, analyzing “...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2021]
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 141-143 |
| Review of: | Stating the sacred (New York : Columbia University Press, 2020) (McLeister, Mark)
Stating the Sacred (New York : Columbia University Press, 2020) (McLeister, Mark) Stating the Sacred (New York : Columbia University Press, 2020) (McLeister, Mark) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religion
/ National state
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBM Asia SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
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| Summary: | In this monograph, Michael J. Walsh provides an account of nation-state formation, with a primary focus on the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Walsh does not seek to provide a chronological history of the establishment of the Chinese nation-state but instead adopts a thematic approach, analyzing “key historical moments” in the birth of the PRC, in tandem with reflections on South Africa. The key argument presented in the book is that all nation-states are religious (relegere), and that the three core components of the nation-state—texts, universal and normative categories, and territoriality—are bound together by the sacred. When these components... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa090 |