3. Positioning Religion in Modernity: State and Buddhism in China

Ashiwa, Yoshiko

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“…During this period, the religious marketplace was almost completely shut down, as individual religious practice was prohibited, religious leaders were persecuted, and temples and other religious sites were closed (Ashiwa and Wank 2009; Yang 2006). In an abrupt shift, religion became permitted by the late 1970s, when China entered a phase of significant economic and social liberalization (Ashiwa 2009; Yang 2006).…”

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Economy of Shadows: The Effects of Restrictive Regulation on Religiosity in China

Francis-Tan

2023

Scientific Study of Religion

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Religion is permitted in China, but its practice is tightly regulated by the state. This paper uses individual‐level longitudinal data to investigate the association between religious regulation and religious outcomes in China. Measures of regulation are constructed from instances of state action against Christians as well as Christian perceptions of unfair treatment by the government. In summary, as regulation increases, an individual is less likely to identify with a religion and less likely to say that religion is important. For those individuals without religious identification in either wave, regulation is negatively associated with religious importance. Yet, for those individuals with identification in one or two waves, regulation is either unassociated or even positively associated with importance. These findings contribute to research on regulation of religion and religion in China. More broadly, they demonstrate the state can wield considerable power over people's private lives but also that this power has limits.

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Economy of Shadows: The Effects of Restrictive Regulation on Religiosity in China

Francis-Tan

2023

Scientific Study of Religion

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3. Positioning Religion in Modernity: State and Buddhism in China

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Economy of Shadows: The Effects of Restrictive Regulation on Religiosity in China

Economy of Shadows: The Effects of Restrictive Regulation on Religiosity in China

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