Social scientific studies of religion in China  methodology, theories, and findings /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Fenggang Yang and Graeme Lang. 
 - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill,  2011. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 312 p.) :  ill. 
 - Religion in Chinese societies ;  v. 1 .
 - Religion in Chinese societies ;  v. 1. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Years of religious studies in China / Guanghu He -- History as a factor in the social scientific study of Chinese religion / J. Gordon Melton -- Explanations of international differences in religion that may apply to China / V.A. Daniel Olson -- The dilemma of pursuing Chinese religious studies within the framework of Western religious theories / Lizhu Fan -- Religion in China : some introductory notes for the intrepid western scholar / Eileen Barker -- Local ritual traditions of southeast China : a challenge to definitions of religion and theories of ritual / Kenneth Dean -- Contemporary Chinese beliefs and spiritual pursuits / Victor Yuan -- Exploring the relationship between religion and ethnicity in China / Qimin He -- From grassroots association to civil society organization : a case study of the Hebei Province Dragon Tablet Fair / Gao Bingzhong and Ma Qiang -- On the problem of developing a mechanism for the participation of religion in the social services sector / Liu Peng -- Religion and environmentalism in Chinese societies / Graeme Lang and Yunfeng Lu -- Secular state and religious society in mainland China and Taiwan / Richard Madsen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004214798 (electronic bk.) 9004214798 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and sociology--China--Congresses.<br/>RELIGION / Education
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Religion--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL1803  / .S63 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>200.71/051