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

• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Faiths on display
• ISBN: 1-282-92251-3; 9786612922510; 1-4422-0508-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822021103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II