TY - BOOK ID - 86095356 TI - The Sinicization of Chinese Religions : from above and below. PY - 2021 SN - 9789004465183 9789004465176 9004465170 9004465189 PB - Boston : BRILL, DB - UniCat KW - Religion and sociology KW - Religion and state KW - History KW - State and religion KW - State, The KW - Religion and society KW - Religious sociology KW - Society and religion KW - Sociology, Religious KW - Sociology and religion KW - Sociology of religion KW - Sociology KW - Religious aspects KW - Religion and sociology. KW - Religion and state. KW - Religion. KW - Sinicization. KW - 2000-2099. KW - China KW - China. KW - Religion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86095356 AB - "Since its announcement by Xi Jinping in 2015, "Sinicization" has become the slogan that guides Chinese official policy towards religion. What does it mean? What effects is it having on Chinese religions? Where will it lead? This book, with contributions from experts in the major religious traditions in China, is one of the first in English that answers these questions. From the top down, Sinicization is a project to control all forms of religion in China, even ancient indigenous forms, to make them conform to the demands of its Party-State. From the bottom up, however, religious believers are using the slogan either to sincerely attempt to adapt traditional practices to their modern cultural context or to protect their faith by offering lip service to government demands - or some combination of the two"-- ER -