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Author Johnson, Ian, 1962 July 27- author.

Title The souls of China : the return of religion after Mao / Ian Johnson

Publisher New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]

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 Auburn PL Nonfiction Stacks  BL 1803 .J645 2018    AVAILABLE  
 Northeast HL Nonfiction  200.951 JOH    AVAILABLE  
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Edition First edition
Physical Description x, 455 pages ; 25 cm.
Note Maps on lining papers
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents Part 1. The moon year. Beijing: the tolling bell -- Ritual: the lost middle -- Shanxi: First night -- Chengdu: Long live Auntie Wei -- Part 2. Awakening of the insects. Ritual: awakening the past -- Beijing: You can't explain it -- Ritual: The caged master -- Practice: Learning to breathe -- Part 3. Clear and bright. Ritual: Martyrs -- Shanxi: The buried books -- Chengdu: Good Friday -- Beijing: Ascending the mountain -- Part 4. Summer harvest. Chengdu: Recitation -- Practice: Learning to walk -- Ritual: New star -- Beijing: The flower lady -- Shanxi: Source of the divine -- Part 5. Mid-autumn. Practice: Learning to sit -- Beijing: The sacred slum -- Ritual: The new leader -- Chengdu: The new Calvinists -- Part 6. Winter solstice. Practice: Following the moon -- Shanxi: City people -- Beijing: The great Hermit -- Ritual: Eastern lightning -- Chengdu: Searching for Jesus -- Part 7. Leap year. Ritual: The fragrant dream -- Chengdu: Entering the city -- Shanxi: Ghost burial -- Beijing: The wondrous peak -- Afterward: The search for heaven
Summary A revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future.
Subject China -- Religion -- 20th century.
China -- Religion -- 21st century.