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Religion in China: Major concepts and minority positions

Deeg, Max

and Scheid, Bernhard, eds. 2015. Religion in China: Major concepts and minority positions. Vol. 1 Beitraege zur Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte Asiens, No. 85. Wien: Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften/Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. 10.2307/j.ctt1vw0pdc

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Abstract

Religions of foreign origin have shaped Chinese cultural history much stronger than generally assumed and continue to have impact on Chinese society in varying regional degrees. The essays collected in the present volume put a special emphasis on these "foreign" and less familiar aspects of Chinese religion. Apart from an introductory article on Daoism (the prototypical autochthonous religion of China), the volume reflects China's encounter with religions of the so-called Western Regions, starting from the adoption of Indian Buddhism to early settlements of religious minorities from the Near East (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism) and the early modern debates between Confucians and Christian missionaries. Contemporary religious minorities, their specific social problems, and their regional diversities are discussed in the cases of Abrahamitic traditions in China. The volume therefore contributes to our understanding of most recent and potentially violent religio-political phenomena such as, for instance, Islamist movements in the People's Republic of China.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Additional Information:	All chapters in this book are available open access, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Publisher:	Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften/Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
ISBN:	9783700177593
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2026 14:41
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103575

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