Social scientific studies of religion in China: methodology, theories, and findings
In: Brill eBook titles 2011
Preliminary Material /F. Yang and G. Lang -- Introduction. The Rising Social Scientific Study Of Religion In China /Graeme Lang and Fenggang Yang -- Chapter One. Thirty Years Of Religious Studies In China /He Guanghu -- Chapter Two. History As A Factor In The Social Scientific Study Of Chinese Religion /J. Gordon Melton -- Chapter Three. Explanations Of International Differences In Religion That May Apply To China /Daniel V.A. Olson -- Chapter Four. The Dilemma Of Pursuing Chinese Religious Studies Within The Framework Of Western Religious Theories /Fan Lizhu -- Chapter Five. Religion In China: Some Introductory Notes For The Intrepid Western Scholar /Eileen Barker -- Chapter Six. Local Ritual Traditions Of Southeast China: A Challenge To Definitions Of Religion And Theories Of Ritual /Kenneth Dean -- Chapter Seven. Contemporary Chinese Beliefs And Spiritual Pursuits /Victor Yuan -- Chapter Eight. Exploring The Relationship Between Religion And Ethnicity In China /He Qimin -- Chapter Nine. From Grassroots Association To Civil Society Organization: A Case Study Of The Hebei Province Dragon Tablet Fair /Gao Bingzhong and Ma Qiang -- Chapter Ten. On The Problem Of Developing A Mechanism For The Participation Of Religion In The Social Services Sector /Liu Peng -- Chapter Eleven. Religion And Environmentalism In Chinese Societies /Graeme Lang and Lu Yunfeng -- Chapter Twelve. Secular State And Religious Society In Mainland China And Taiwan /Richard Madsen -- Afterword /Yoshiko Ashiwa and David L. Wank -- Index /F. Yang and G. Lang.