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Constructing China's Jerusalem [electronic resource] : Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / Nanlai Cao.

By: Series: Contemporary issues in Asia and the PacificPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2011.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780804776424 (electronic bk.)
  • 0804776423 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Constructing China's Jerusalem.DDC classification:
  • 275.1/242 22
LOC classification:
  • BR1295.W46 C36 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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