Faith and Politics: (New) Confucianism as Civil Religion

This paper discusses how, in contemporary China, politico-religious narratives that reiterate the country’s Confucian tradition serve to create a sense of belonging and sharedness in a community, and provide a way to interpret this community and the contemporary Chinese nation as having a divine mis...

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Main Author: Bart DESSEIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2014-05-01
Series:Asian Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/1005