LEADER 02354nam 22005053 450 001 9910838220903321 005 20240723204204.0 010 $a90-04-46518-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000011984239 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6681511 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6681511 035 $a(OCoLC)1262371164 035 $a(PPN)273049976 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011984239 100 $a20210901d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Sinicization of Chinese Religions $efrom above and below 210 1$aBoston :$cBRILL,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (188 pages) 225 1 $aReligion in Chinese Societies Ser. 311 $a90-04-46517-0 330 $a"Since its announcement by Xi Jinping in 2015, "Sinicization" has become the slogan that guides Chinese official policy towards religion. What does it mean? What effects is it having on Chinese religions? Where will it lead? This book, with contributions from experts in the major religious traditions in China, is one of the first in English that answers these questions. From the top down, Sinicization is a project to control all forms of religion in China, even ancient indigenous forms, to make them conform to the demands of its Party-State. From the bottom up, however, religious believers are using the slogan either to sincerely attempt to adapt traditional practices to their modern cultural context or to protect their faith by offering lip service to government demands - or some combination of the two"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aReligion in Chinese Societies Ser. 517 $aSinicization of Chinese Religions 606 $aReligion and state$zChina$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aReligion and sociology$zChina$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aSinicization 607 $aChina$xReligion$y21st century 615 0$aReligion and state$xHistory 615 0$aReligion and sociology$xHistory 615 0$aSinicization. 676 $a322/.10951 700 $aMadsen$b Richard$0142499 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910838220903321 996 $aThe Sinicization of Chinese Religions$94140416 997 $aUNINA