Religion and charity: the social life of goodness in Chinese societies

Engaged religions and the social life of goodness -- Legacies and discontinuities in China, Taiwan and Malaysia -- Political merit-making: religious philanthropy and the state -- A (Chinese) good person -- Gifts, groups, and goodness -- Innovating the good -- Alternative goodness

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs: Weller, Robert P. 1953- (Auteur) ; Huang, C. Julia 1967- (Auteur) ; Wu, Keping (Auteur) ; Fan, Lizhu 1962- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2018
Dans:Année: 2018
Édition:First published
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B China / Bienfaisance
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion and sociology China
B Charity Religious aspects
B Charities China
B Religion and sociology (China)
B Charities (China)
Description
Résumé:Engaged religions and the social life of goodness -- Legacies and discontinuities in China, Taiwan and Malaysia -- Political merit-making: religious philanthropy and the state -- A (Chinese) good person -- Gifts, groups, and goodness -- Innovating the good -- Alternative goodness
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1108418678