Author: Cao Nanlai 曹南來

Constructing China's Jerusalem : Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou
Date2011
Publish_locationStanford, CA
PublisherStanford University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
SeriesContemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberBR1295.W46 C36 2011
Descriptionxii, 216 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
NoteConstructing China's Jerusalem : Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / Nanlai Cao.
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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SubjectWenzhou 溫州 (Zhejiang Sheng)--Church history Christianity--Social aspects--China--Wenzhou Shi Church growth--China--Wenzhou Shi Christianity and culture--China--Wenzhou Shi
Seriesfoo 111
ISBN9780804773607 ; 0804773602
LCCN2010014331