Religious Revival and Exit from Religion in Contemporary China

This paper examines both the revival of religious organisations and practices in China and what could be coined the “exit from religion” exemplified by the loss of religious basis for social togetherness and the instrumentalisation of religious organisations and discourse. It argues that “revival” and “exit” taken as a twofold phenomenon facilitate an understanding of the evolving and often disputed nature of China’s religious sphere throughout history as well as the socio-political stage that the country is entering.

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Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Tanguy Le Pesant, L’esprit de défense de Taiwan face à la Chine, la jeunesse taïwanaise face à la tentation de la Chine

Michael Rudolph, Ritual Performances as Authenticating Practices, Cultural Representations of Taiwan’s Aborigines in Times of Political Changes

Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Tanguy Le Pesant, L’esprit de défense de Taiwan face à la Chine, la jeunesse taiwanaise face à la tentation de la Chine

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Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Le système politique chinois. Un nouvel équilibre autoritaire (The Chinese Political system: A new authoritarian balance)

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Eleanor B. Morris Wu, From China to Taiwan. Historical, Anthropological and Religious Perspectives

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Jean Charbonnier, Les 120 martyrs de Chine canonisés le 1er Octobre 2000

La Chine au miroir du Falun Gong

Looking at China Through the Mirror of Falun Gong

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Maria Hsia Chang, Falungong, secte chinoise. Un défi au pouvoir

Maria Hsia Chang, Falungong, secte chinoise. Un défi au pouvoir

Eleanor B. Morris Wu, From China to Taiwan. Historical, Anthropological and Religious Perspectives

Les Nosu de LiangshanDeuxième partie : récits et pratiques à Meigu

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