Religion and charity: the social life of goodness in Chinese societies
Engaged religions and the social life of goodness -- Legacies and discontinuities in China, Taiwan and Malaysia -- Political merit-making: religious philanthropy and the state -- A (Chinese) good person -- Gifts, groups, and goodness -- Innovating the good -- Alternative goodness
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Edition: | First published |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Charitable works
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion and sociology
China
B Charity Religious aspects B Charities China B Religion and sociology (China) B Charities (China) |
| Summary: | Engaged religions and the social life of goodness -- Legacies and discontinuities in China, Taiwan and Malaysia -- Political merit-making: religious philanthropy and the state -- A (Chinese) good person -- Gifts, groups, and goodness -- Innovating the good -- Alternative goodness |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108418678 |