Making saints in modern China

Each chapter of this work offers a biography of a religious leader and a detailed discussion of his or her rise to sainthood over the course of China's twentieth century. Throughout, emphasis is on the creative and largely successful strategies deployed in the face of state indifference or host...

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Other Authors: Ownby, David, 1958-, Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Summary: Each chapter of this work offers a biography of a religious leader and a detailed discussion of his or her rise to sainthood over the course of China's twentieth century. Throughout, emphasis is on the creative and largely successful strategies deployed in the face of state indifference or hostility.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Each chapter of this work offers a biography of a religious leader and a detailed discussion of his or her rise to sainthood over the course of China's twentieth century. Throughout, emphasis is on the creative and largely successful strategies deployed in the face of state indifference or hostility.
Specialized.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Audience: Specialized.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190494582