Negotiating Religion in Modern China

Author	: Shuk-wah Poon
Publisher	: Chinese University Press
Total Pages	: 222
Release	: 2011
ISBN-10	: 9789629964214
ISBN-13	: 962996421X
Rating	: 4/5 (14 Downloads)

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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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