Miraculous Response

Miraculous Response
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780804767651
ISBN-13 : 0804767653
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Book Synopsis Miraculous Response by : Adam Yuet Chau

Download or read book Miraculous Response written by Adam Yuet Chau and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of popular religious activities. It also explores the politics of the religious revival, detailing the relationships of village-level local activists and local state agents wtih temple associations and temple bosses. Shedding light on shifting state-society relationships in the reform era, this book is of interest to scholars and students in Asian Studies, the social sciences, and religious and ritual studies.


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