Constructing China's Jerusalem
Cao, Nanlai.
Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / [electronic resource] : Nanlai Cao. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill., maps. - East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific . - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.
9780804776424 (electronic bk.) 0804776423 (electronic bk.)
Christianity--Social aspects--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Church growth--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Christianity and culture--China--Wenzhou Shi.
RELIGION / Christianity / History
Wenzhou Shi (China)--Church history.
Electronic books.
BR1295.W46 / C36 2011eb
275.1/242
Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / [electronic resource] : Nanlai Cao. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill., maps. - East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific . - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.
9780804776424 (electronic bk.) 0804776423 (electronic bk.)
Christianity--Social aspects--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Church growth--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Christianity and culture--China--Wenzhou Shi.
RELIGION / Christianity / History
Wenzhou Shi (China)--Church history.
Electronic books.
BR1295.W46 / C36 2011eb
275.1/242
