Communism in an Enchanted World
Chinese Folk Religion under Mao Zedong
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
659 kr
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Drawing together decades of research, Steve Smith explores the survival and adaptation of folk beliefs in Mao's China in the face of seismic social change and growing political repression. Bringing an oftenneglected aspect of modern Chinese history to the fore, he shows how folk religion maintained a vital presence in everyday life. In myriad ways, through Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, spirit mediums and spirit healing, divination, geomancy, and the reform of traditional marriage and funeral rites, rituals, and beliefs provided resources for adaptation and resistance to the regime. Nevertheless the survival of folk religion must be set against the secularizing forces that the regime unleashed. This unique history gives readers a vivid sense of life under Mao Zedong as vibrant, contentious, and resilient - a far cry from stereotypes of a secular, regimented, and monochrome society.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2026-06-04
- Mått163 x 231 x 27 mm
- Vikt767 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in the History of the People's Republic of China
- Antal sidor394
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781009600934
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