After migration and religious affiliation: religions, Chinese identities, and transnational networks
This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chine...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore Hackensack, NJ
World Scientific Pub. Co. Pte. Ltd
[2014]
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Chinese people
/ Migration
/ Folk religion
/ Buddhism
/ Islam
/ Christianity
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Chinese Social networks History B Chinese Foreign countries Religion B Chinese Social networks Foreign countries B Electronic books B Chinese Religion Foreign countries B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion B RELIGION ; Essays B Chinese Social networks (Foreign countries) B Chinese (Foreign countries) Religion B RELIGION ; Reference B Conference program |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational natur |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 9814590002 |