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Faiths on display [[electronic resource] ] : religion, tourism, and the Chinese state / / edited by Tim Oakes and Donald S. Sutton



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Titolo: Faiths on display [[electronic resource] ] : religion, tourism, and the Chinese state / / edited by Tim Oakes and Donald S. Sutton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
Disciplina: 203/.5095109051
Soggetto topico: Religion and state - China
Tourism - China
Tourism - Religious aspects
Soggetto geografico: China Religion 20th century
China Religion 21st century
China Religious life and customs
Altri autori: OakesTim  
SuttonDonald S  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures; Introduction; 1 Spirit Money; 2 Alchemy of the Ancestors; 3 Pilgrim or Tourist?; 4 Making Tourists and Remaking Locals; 5 Minzu, Market, and the Mandala; 6 Economic Development and the Buddhist-Industrial Complex of Xishuangbanna; 7 Naxi Religion in the Age of Tourism; 8 Tourist Itineraries, Spatial Management, and Hidden Temples; 9 The Return Visits of Overseas Chinese to Ancestral Villages in Putian, Fujian; Afterword; Index; About the Contributors
Sommario/riassunto: By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Throughout China, spaces for religious expression and practice have been rebuilt, revived, and contrived for display by local officials hoping to cash in on tourist revenue. Faiths on Display argues, however, that the results of the state's instrumental approach toward religion are far from predictable. The volume explores the ways revived re
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ISBN: 1-282-92251-3
9786612922510
1-4422-0508-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785326203321
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