Text and Context in the Modern History of Chinese Religions: Redemptive Societies and Their Sacred Texts

Clart, Philip (Editor)/ Ownby, David (Editor)/ Wang, Chien-chuan (Editor)

ISBN 10: 900442413X / ISBN 13: 9789004424135

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2020

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342 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Text and Context in the Modern History of Chinese Religions: Redemptive Societies and Their Sacred Texts
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 900442413X
• ISBN 13: 9789004424135
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

Text and Context in the Modern History of Chinese Religions is an edited volume (Philip Clart, David Ownby, and Wang Chien-chuan) offering essays on the modern history of redemptive societies in China and Vietnam, with a particular focus on their textual production.

About the Author

Philip Clart, Ph.D. (1997), University of British Columbia, is Professor of Chinese Culture and History at Leipzig University, Germany. He works on popular religion and new religious movements in Taiwan, as well as literature and religions of late imperial China.
David Ownby, Ph.D. (1989), Harvard University, is Professor of History at the Université de Montréal. He has published books and articles on Chinese secret societies, Chinese religion, and contemporary Chinese intellectuals.
Wang Chien-chuan, Ph.D. (2003), National Chung Cheng University, is Assistant Professor at the Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on Chinese popular religion, prophetic texts, late imperial popular religion, and contemporary Daoism, Buddhism, spirit-writing, and charity.