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Conference on Religiosity, Secularity, and Pluralism in the Global East
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The Study of Chinese Minjian Religion: Reviewing the Field and Future Directions
Symposium on The study of Chinese Minjian Religion: Reviewing the Field and Future Directions was held at The University of Hong Kong on May 5, 2018. Six scholars presented papers at the symposium. Selina Chan Religion and Heritage: State Governance, Tourism and Economic Development Andrew Kipnis Funerals and Religious Modernity in China John Lagerwey Varieties…
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Chinese Buddhism: From Holmes Welch to the Present
Symposium on Chinese Buddhism: From Holmes Welch to the Present was held at Purdue University on April 28, 2018. Five scholars presented papers at the symposium. Thomas Borchert Belt and Road Buddhists? Minority Buddhism, Rebuilding Buddhist Institutions and Buddhist Diplomacy in the Early Twenty-First Century Jane Caple The Consumer, the Rebel and the ‘Natural’ Buddhist:…
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Third English Writing Workshop for the Social Scientific Study of Religion in China
Singapore Management University, Singapore June 22-July 5, 2018 Hao Xiong From June 22 to 2 July of 2018, the Center on Religion and Chinese Society (CRCS) of Purdue University held the third English writing workshop for the Social Scientific Study of Religion in China at Singapore Management University (SMU). This workshop is hosted by Singapore…
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Symposium on Confucianism and Daoism: From Max Weber to the Present was held at University of Hawaii on March 11, 2018. Six scholars presented papers at the symposium. Yong Chen Popular Confucianism and the Clan Association: Towards Constructing an Anthropology of Confucianism in Contemporary Society Kenneth Dean Chinese Temple Networks in Southeast Asia Xun Liu…
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Symposium on Christianity in China: the State of the Field and the Next Ten Years was held at University of Hawaii on March 10, 2018. Six scholars presented papers at the symposium. Jianbo Huang Tides, Trends, and Reflections: Review of Empirical Studies of Chinese Christianity since 2008 Karrie Koesel Official Protestantism in Contemporary China Richard…
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Symposium on Islam in China and Chinese Muslims was held at American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on January 7, 2018. Five scholars presented papers at the symposium. Michael Brose Doing Good Business: China and the Transnational Halal Food Network Wlodzimierz Cieciura Muslims and the Republic. Continuities and Discontinuities in the Hui…
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