Negotiating Religion in Modern China

Negotiating Religion in Modern China
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Publisher : Chinese University Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9789629964214
ISBN-13 : 962996421X
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Download or read book Negotiating Religion in Modern China written by Shuk-wah Poon and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the revolutionary regime's condemnation of religious practice as superstition in favor of a secular, more enlightened society through the implementation of policy in Guangzhou and the citizens' attempts at adaption and resistance.


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