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Introduction Philip Wickeri Part I: Ways of Being Religious in the Chinese World 1. Spirituality in a Modern Chinese Metropolis, Lizhu Fan and James Whitehead 2. Communal Worship and Festivals in Chinese Villages, Wai-lun Tam 3. The Religious Life of Ethnic Minority Communities, Philip Wickeri and Yik-Fai Tam 4. Modalities of Doing Religion, Adam Chau Part II. Religion, Culture, and Society 5. The Body: Health, Nation, and Transcendence, David A. Palmer 6. Gender and Sexuality, C. Julia Huang, Elena Valussi, and David A. Palmer 7. Chinese Cosmology and the Environment, Robert Weller 8. Religious Philanthropy and Chinese Civil Society, Andre Laliberte, David A. Palmer, and Keping Wu Part III. Religion, Politics, and the Economy 9. Religion in Chinese Social and Political History, David A. Palmer 10. The Social Organization of Religious Communities in the Twentieth Century, Vincent Goossaert 11. Contemporary Issues in State-Religion Relations, Andre Laliberte 12. Market Economy and the Revival of Religions, Fenggang Yang Part IV. Global Perspectives 13. The Globalization of Chinese Religions and Traditions, Richard Madsen and Elijah Siegler Conclusion, Glenn Shive Glossary Suggested Further Readings Index

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