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Is China truly a secular state? André Laliberté puts this widely held perception to the test, arguing that we must first broaden our definitions if we are to comprehend fully the religious nature of the Chinese state. From there, Laliberté presents the long tradition of Chinese statecraft, which has involved different forms of intermingling between religion and state, and describes how the Communist Party perpetuates this institutional intertwinement despite its materialist philosophy. He then explores the variety of forms in which societies with a Chinese heritage outside of the People’s Republic of China are moving beyond this mutual entanglement between religion and state.

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China in a Secular Age Coping with the Legacy of a Religious State  André Laliberté Abstract Keywords  1 Multiple Approaches to Secularity in Chinese Societies  2 Chinese Religions and Political Rulers before 1949  3 The Chinese Communist Party and Religions  4 Chinese Religions and Communities outside the PRC since 1949  5 Concluding Remarks on Chinese Multiple Secularities Bibliography

China in a Secular Age: Coping with the Legacy of a Religious State

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 25/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9789004498556, 978-9004498556
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      Book Synopsis
      Is China truly a secular state? André Laliberté puts this widely held perception to the test, arguing that we must first broaden our definitions if we are to comprehend fully the religious nature of the Chinese state. From there, Laliberté presents the long tradition of Chinese statecraft, which has involved different forms of intermingling between religion and state, and describes how the Communist Party perpetuates this institutional intertwinement despite its materialist philosophy. He then explores the variety of forms in which societies with a Chinese heritage outside of the People’s Republic of China are moving beyond this mutual entanglement between religion and state.

      Table of Contents
      China in a Secular Age Coping with the Legacy of a Religious State  André Laliberté Abstract Keywords  1 Multiple Approaches to Secularity in Chinese Societies  2 Chinese Religions and Political Rulers before 1949  3 The Chinese Communist Party and Religions  4 Chinese Religions and Communities outside the PRC since 1949  5 Concluding Remarks on Chinese Multiple Secularities Bibliography

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