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Local Communal Religion in Contemporary South-east China
Ist Teil von
The China quarterly (London), 2003-06, Vol.174 (174), p.338-358
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2003
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Quelle
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This article demonstrates that the local communal religion of the villages of China, sometimes referred to as “popular religion,” has revived with great force in contemporary South-east China. In some areas, the networks of village temples have formed a second tier of local government, providing services, raising funds, and mobilizing entire communities to participate in collective rituals. The article is based on fieldwork in 600 villages of Putian, Fujian, but also discusses developments elsewhere in South-east China. The article concludes that local communal religious rituals are significant arenas for the negotiation of modernity in contemporary China.