The Souls of China

The Souls of China
Author :
Publisher : Pantheon
Total Pages : 480
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101870051
ISBN-13 : 1101870052
Rating : 4/5 (052 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Souls of China by : Ian Johnson

Download or read book The Souls of China written by Ian Johnson and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2017 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist: a revelatory portrait of religion in China today, its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. Following a century of violent antireligious campaigns, China is now awash with new temples, churches, and mosques as well as cults, sects, and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Driving this explosion of faith is uncertainty over what it means to be Chinese, and how to live an ethical life in a country that discarded traditional morality a century ago and is still searching for new guideposts. Ian Johnson lived for extended periods with underground church members, rural Daoists, and Buddhist pilgrims. He has distilled these experiences into a cycle of festivals, births, deaths, detentions, and struggle a great awakening of faith that is shaping the soul of the world s newest superpower. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout).


The Souls of China Related Books

The Souls of China
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Ian Johnson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Pantheon

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist: a revelatory portrait of religion in China today, its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western f
Out of Mao's Shadow
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Philip P. Pan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An inside analysis of modern cultural and political upheavals in China by a fluent Beijing correspondent describes the power struggles currently taking place be
The Souls of China
Language: en
Pages: 482
Authors: Ian Johnson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-06 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor China is in the midst of one of the world’s great spiritual awakenings: some 3
Soulstealers
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Philip A KUHN
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Midway through the reign of the Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out among the common people. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land
Wild Grass
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Ian Johnson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-18 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist Ian Johnson tells the stories of three ordinary Chinese citizens moved to extraordinary acts of courage: a pe