The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below

by Richard Madsen

Since its announcement by Xi Jinping in 2015, "Sinicization" has become the slogan that guides Chinese official policy towards religion. What does it mean? What effects is it having on Chinese religions? Where will it lead? This book, with contributions from experts in the major religious traditions in China, is one of the first in English that answers these questions.
From the top down, Sinicization is a project to control all forms of religion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004465170
• ISBN13: 9789004465176
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"