Democracy's Dharma: Religious Renaissance and Political Development in Taiwan

by Richard Madsen

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This book explores the remarkable religious renaissance that has reformed, revitalized, and renewed the practices of Buddhism and Daoism in Taiwan. Democracy's Dharma connects these noteworthy developments to Taiwan's transition to democracy and the burgeoning needs of its new middle classes. Richard Madsen offers fresh thinking on Asian religions and shows that the public religious revival was not only encouraged by the early phases of the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520252284

ISBN13:9780520252288

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:218 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

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Cultural Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Religion Religion & Spirituality Religion, Politics & State

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