Mandarins and heretics : the construction of "heresy" in Chinese state discourse / by Junqing Wu.

Mandarins and heretics : the construction of "heresy" in Chinese state discourse / by Junqing Wu.

9789004331396 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789004331396
9789004331402 (e-book)

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

©2017

English

1 online resource (190 pages)

BL1803 .W825 2017

299.5/1165

"In Mandarins and Heretics, Wu Junqing explores the denunciation and persecution of lay religious groups in late imperial (14th to 20th century) China. These groups varied greatly in their organisation and teaching, yet in official state records they are routinely portrayed as belonging to the same esoteric tradition, stigmatised under generic labels such as "White Lotus" and "evil teaching", and accused of black magic, sedition and messianic agitation. Wu Junqing convincingly demonstrates that this "heresy construct" was not a reflection of historical reality but a product of the Chinese historiographical tradition, with its uncritical reliance on official sources. The imperial heresy construct remains influential in modern China, where it contributes to shaping policy towards unlicensed religious groups."-- Provided by publisher.

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Religion in Chinese societies ; volume 11.

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