After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks

After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 9789814590013
ISBN-13 : 9814590010
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Book Synopsis After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks by : Chee-beng Tan

Download or read book After Migration And Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities And Transnational Networks written by Chee-beng Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the transnational religious networks among the Chinese of different nationalities and between the Chinese overseas and the regions in China. The book highlights diverse religious traditions including Chinese popular religion, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural influences on religions, their localization, their significance to cultural belonging, and the transnational nature of religious affiliations and networking.


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