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Jie Kang
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Published
June 2016
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Jie Kang
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Published
June 2016
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This book provides a significant new interpretation of China's rapid urbanization by analyzing its impact on the spread of Protestant Christianity in the People's Republic. Demonstrating how the transition from rural to urban churches has led to the creation of nationwide Christian networks, the author focuses on Linyi in Shandong Province. Using her unparalleled access as both an anthropologist and member of the congregation, she presents a much-needed insider's view of the development, organization, operation and transformation of the region's unregistered house churches. Whilst most studies are concerned with the opposition of church and state, this work, by contrast, shows that in Linyi there is no clear-cut distinction between the official TSPM church and house churches. Rather, it is the urbanization of religion that is worthy of note and detailed analysis, an approach which the author also employs in investigating the role played by Christianity in Beijing. What she uncovers is the impact of newly-acquired urban aspirations for material goods, success and status on the reshaping of local Christian beliefs, practices and rites of passage.
In doing so, she creates a thought-provoking account of religious life in China that will appeal to social anthropologists, sociologists, theologians and scholars of China and its society.
Author
Jie Kang
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Published
June 2016
Edition
2016 ed.
Weight
491g
Page Count
236
Dimensions
149 x 211 x 18 mm
ISBN
9783319304892
ISBN-10
3319304895
Eden Code
4459900
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Author/Creator: Jie Kang
ISBN: 9783319304892
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Release Date: June 2016
Weight: 491g
Dimensions: 149 x 211 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 4459900