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Record Nr.

UNINA9910159459003321

Autore

DuBois Thomas David <1969->

Titolo

Empire and the meaning of religion in Northeast Asia : Manchuria 1900-1945 / / Thomas David DuBois [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-316-73306-8

1-316-73113-8

1-316-74464-7

1-316-61747-5

1-316-71102-1

1-316-74657-7

1-316-74850-2

1-316-75429-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

200.951/809041

Soggetti

Church and state - China - Manchuria - History - 20th century

Christianity and politics - China - Manchuria - History - 20th century

Manchuria (China) Church history 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2017).

Sommario/riassunto

Manchuria entered the twentieth century as a neglected backwater of the dying Qing dynasty, and within a few short years became the focus of intense international rivalry to control its resources and shape its people. This book examines the place of religion in the development of Manchuria from the late nineteenth century to the collapse of the Japanese Empire in 1945. Religion was at the forefront in this period of intense competition, not just between armies but also among different models of legal, commercial, social and spiritual development, each of which imagining a very specific role for religion in the new society. Debates over religion in Manchuria extended far beyond the region, and shaped the personality of religion that we see today. This book is an ambitious contribution to the field of Asian history and to the



understanding of the global meaning and practice of the role of religion.