Chinese Religion and Chinese Culture 4: Religion. Politics. Ethnicity

Author: Zhang Jian
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The structure of this book is divided into two parts: the first part is on Chinese religion and politics, and the second part is on Chinese religion and ethnicity. In the first part, there is a brief historical account that outlines the basic trends of China's religious-political relationship, giving readers a general impression, and then explores the process and mechanisms of the interaction between religion and politics in a categorized manner. In the second part, it starts with the basic characteristics of China's primitive religion to explain the relationship between religion and China's diverse yet unified ethnic structure. Subsequently, it systematically studies the impact of religion on various elements of the nation. At the end of each part, there is a brief conclusion that provides an overall summary of the religious-political relationship and the relationship between religion and ethnicity in Chinese history. The author attempts to analyze such a complex relationship using historical and logical methods, intersecting diachronic and synchronic perspectives, and draws some valuable conclusions. The book systematically discusses the evolution of the religious-political relationship in Chinese history, the relationship between religion and politics in Chinese patriarchal family society. It discusses the forms of China's primitive religion and the social and political structure of the diverse yet unified Chinese nation, exploring the historical characteristics and development trends of the relationship between religion and ethnicity in China.