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The speed and the scale with which traditional religions in China have been revived and new spiritual movements have emerged in recent decades make it difficult for scholars to stay up-to-date on the religious transformations within Chinese society. This unique atlas presents a bird's-eye view of the religious landscape in China today. In more than 150 full-color maps and six different case studies, it maps the officially registered venues of China's major religions - Buddhism, Christianity (Protestant and Catholic), Daoism, and Islam - at the national, provincial, and county levels. The atlas also outlines the contours of Confucianism, folk religion, and the Mao cult. Further, it describes the main organizations, beliefs, and rituals of China's main religions, as well as the social and demographic characteristics of their respective believers. Putting multiple religions side by side in their contexts, this atlas deploys the latest qualitative, quantitative and spatial data acquired from censuses, surveys, and fieldwork to offer a definitive overview of religion in contemporary China. An essential resource for all scholars and students of religion and society in China.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresList of PhotosList of MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionThe Three Markets of Religions in ChinaThe Red Market: Legal ReligionsBuddhismIslamProtestantismDaoismCatholicismThe Gray Market: Semi-Legal ReligionsConfucianismFolk ReligionHouse ChurchesUnderground Catholic ChurchesMao CultThe Black Market: Illegal ReligionsThe Shouters (Huhan pai )All Scope Church (Quanfanwei jiaohui )Church of the Almighty God (Quannengshen jiaohui )Eastern Lightning (Dongfang shandian )Cold Water Sect (Lengshui jiao )Dami Evangelism Association (Dami xuanjiaohui )Disciples Sect (Mentu hui )Narrow Gate in the Wilderness (Kuangye zhaimen )Established King (Beili Wang )Falun Gong ( )Guanyin Method (Guanyin famen )Lingling Sect (Lingling jiao )Lord God Sect (Zhushen jiao )New Testament Church (Xinyue jiaohui )Three Ranks of Servants (Sanban puren pai )True Buddha Sect (Zhen fo zong )World Elijah Association (Shijie yiliya fuyin xuanjiaohui )Yiguandao ( )ProvincesNorth China [1] Beijing [2] Tianjin [3] Hebei [4] Shanxi [5] Inner Mongolia Northeast China [6] Liaoning [7] Jilin [8] Heilongjiang East China [9] Shanghai [10] Jiangsu [11] Zhejiang [12] Anhui [13] Fujian [14] Jiangxi [15] Shandong South-Central China [16] Henan [17] Hubei [18] Hunan [19] Guangdong [20] Guangxi [21] Hainan Southwest China [22] Chongqing [23] Sichuan [24] Guizhou [25] Yunnan [26] Xizang (Tibet)Northwest China [27] Shaanxi [28] Gansu [29] Qinghai [30] Ningxia [31] Xinjiang BibliographyIndex
