RT Article
T1 Gifts of Money and Gifts of Time: Folk Religion and Civic Involvement in a Chinese Society
JF Review of religious research
VO 56
IS 2
SP 313
OP 335
A1 Hu, Anning
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1822419549
AB Drawing on representative survey data collected in Taiwan, this study examines the effects on volunteering of Chinese folk religion. We find (1) practicing ancestor worship lowers people’s likelihood of donating to secular groups while local deity worshippers are more likely to donate money to religious organizations. (2) Sectarian group membership can significantly promote members’ odds of volunteering in religious groups. (3) Individual folk religion is positively associated with the odds of religious giving and volunteering. (4) Individual folk religion adherents mainly donate to Buddhism, Taoism, and Folk Religion, but on an occasional basis.
K1 China
K1 Giving
K1 Volunteering
K1 Folk Religion
DO 10.1007/s13644-013-0132-3