China in a Secular Age: Coping with the Legacy of a Religious State

by André Laliberté

Is China truly a secular state? Andr Lalibert puts this widely held perception to the test, arguing that we must first broaden our definitions if we are to comprehend fully the religious nature of the Chinese state. From there, Lalibert presents the long tradition of Chinese statecraft, which has involved different forms of intermingling between religion and state, and describes how the Communist Party perpetuates this institutional intertwinement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004498559
• ISBN13: 9789004498556
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 92 Pages