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Secularization Theories and the Study of Chinese Religions

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Szonyi, Michael·2009·Social Compass
DOI 10.1177/0037768609338765
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The author proposes a dialogue between recent literature on the history of Chinese popular religion and recent sociological debates about secularization theory, asking whether a better understanding of concepts, theories and evidence from one field may be productive in interpreting those of the other. The author suggests on the one hand that certain elements of secularization theory can be useful tools in understanding the modern history of religions in China and on the other that thinking about what secularization has meant in China is crucial to a comparative global history of religion and modernity. He also argues that attention to secularization both as a historical process and as a political ideology may help us to better understand the religious policies of the People’s Republic of China today.

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Authors
Szonyi, M.
Affiliations
Harvard University,
Venue
Social Compass
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2009-09
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
312-327
ISSN
  • 0037-7686 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7404
DOI
10.1177/0037768609338765
OpenAlex
W2139501316
Cited by
33
References
4
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FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Social Compass (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Chinese history and philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
Keywords
secularization theory, Chinese folk religion, religious policy, People's Republic of China, comparative religion

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