Chinese religions and welfare regimes beyond the PRC : legacies of empire and multiple secularities / André Laliberté.
2022
BQ4570.S7 L35 2022eb
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Title
Chinese religions and welfare regimes beyond the PRC : legacies of empire and multiple secularities / André Laliberté.
ISBN
9789811698286 (electronic bk.)
9811698287 (electronic bk.)
9789811698279
9811698279
9811698287 (electronic bk.)
9789811698279
9811698279
Published
Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 228 pages).
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-16-9828-6 doi
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BQ4570.S7 L35 2022eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.3/372
Summary
This book presents the welfare regime of societies of Chinese heritage as a liminal space where religious and state authorities compete with each other for legitimacy. It offers a path-breaking perspective on relations between religion and state in East Asia, presenting how the governments of industrial societies try to harness the human resources of religious associations to assist in the delivery of social services. The book provides background to the intermingling of Buddhism and the state prior to 1949; and the continuation of that intertwinement in Taiwan and in other societies where live many people of Chinese heritage since then. The main contribution of this work is its detailed account of Buddhist philanthropy as viewed from the perspectives of the state, civil society, and Buddhists. This book will appeal to academics in social sciences and humanities and broader audiences interested by the social role of religions, charity, and NGOs, in social policy implementation. It explores why governments turn to Buddhist followers and their leaders and presents a detailed view of Buddhist philanthropy. This book contributes to our understanding of secularity in non-Western societies, as influenced by religions other than Christianity.
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Religion and society in Asia Pacific. 2730-7948
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Table of Contents
Part I. Secularity and Buddhist Philanthropy
Multiple Chinese Secularities
Welfare, Religious, and the Liminality of Philanthropy
Welfare Regimes in Chinese Societies
Buddhism and Welfare in Comparative Perspective
Part II. Chinese Buddhist Philanthropy Beyond the PRC
The state, religious, and welfare in ancient and imperial times
Welfare insecurity and religious during the Republican period
The state and religious Philanthropy in Taiwan since 1949
Welfare and Chinese religions in Post-Colonial contexts
The variety of Chinese welfare regimes and Buddhism
Multiple Chinese Secularities.
Multiple Chinese Secularities
Welfare, Religious, and the Liminality of Philanthropy
Welfare Regimes in Chinese Societies
Buddhism and Welfare in Comparative Perspective
Part II. Chinese Buddhist Philanthropy Beyond the PRC
The state, religious, and welfare in ancient and imperial times
Welfare insecurity and religious during the Republican period
The state and religious Philanthropy in Taiwan since 1949
Welfare and Chinese religions in Post-Colonial contexts
The variety of Chinese welfare regimes and Buddhism
Multiple Chinese Secularities.