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A Nameless but Active Religion: An Anthropologist's View of Local Religion in Hong Kong and Macau
Abstract
Tik-sang Liu examines local religious practices in Hong Kong and Macau. He states that these constitute the foundation of local social organizations; they are the means with which local society is organized, local people are mobilized, communal activities are co-ordinated and people are prepared for their various stages in life.
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“It is difficult to identify religion in Hong Kong because many people do not recognize their practices as religious.”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003
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“The word 'religion' (in Cantonese ju `nggaau 宗 教 ) is reserved for the organized religions like Christianity and Buddhism that have sacred texts, a priesthood and an organization.”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003
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“among Hong Kong residents there is no agreed-upon name for these religious activities, and many residents will claim not to have any religion, even though they make offerings at temples.”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003
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“To ordinary people, there is no clear boundary between Buddhism and local religious practices.”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003
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“As a number of scholars have noted (e.g., Liu 2003, 376), religion in Hong Kong has not preserved 'traditional' forms but has been shaped by many forces during the colonial period and continues to evolve today.”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003
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“Hong Kong has no government department in charge of religious affairs, nor does popular religion have an organization that manages religion or decides on scriptures (Liu 2003, 373-4).”
From Chinese popular religion and Hong Kong identity (2015) · cites this paper as Liu 2003, 373-4
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Metadata
- Authors
- Liu, T.-S.
- Corresponding author
- Liu, Tik-sang
- ORCID
- Liu, Tik-sang
- Venue
- The China Quarterly
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2003-06
- Volume
- 174
- Pages
- 373-394
- ISSN
- 0009-4439 (ISSN-L)
- 0305-7410
- 1468-2648
- OpenAlex
- W2129850102
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The China Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
- Keywords
- local religion, Hong Kong, Macau, religious practice, social organization, community mobilization, community activities, life stages, Chinese religion
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