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Article: Religion in China Today
- Article from:
- The China Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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Religion in China Today, edited by Daniel L. Overmyer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. viii + 235 pp. US$24.99 (paperback).
This volume from The China Quarterly will serve as a useful desk reference for those interested in the relationship between religion and governance for years to come. It emerged from a conference structured around the analysis of religious institutions, providing an historical feel that helps illuminate aspects of contemporary China.
The book's difference from the ordinary overview is most apparent in the historical scope and chronologies that the authors utilize. While political and economic overviews are usually structured in relationship to the ...