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- catalog abstract ""After suffering isolation and persecution during the Maoist era, the Catholic Church in China has reemerged with astonishing vitality in recent years. Richard Madsen focuses on this revival and relates it to the larger issue of the changing structure of Chinese "civil society."" "Madsen knows China well and has spent extensive time there interviewing Chinese Catholics both young and old, the "true believers" and the less devout. Their stories reveal the tensions that have arisen even as political control over everyday life in China has loosened. Madsen also focuses on the rural-urban split in the church, the question of church authority, and the divisions between public and underground practices of church followers."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b10873320.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""After suffering isolation and persecution during the Maoist era, the Catholic Church in China has reemerged with astonishing vitality in recent years. Richard Madsen focuses on this revival and relates it to the larger issue of the changing structure of Chinese "civil society."" "Madsen knows China well and has spent extensive time there interviewing Chinese Catholics both young and old, the "true believers" and the less devout. Their stories reveal the tensions that have arisen even as political control over everyday life in China has loosened. Madsen also focuses on the rural-urban split in the church, the question of church authority, and the divisions between public and underground practices of church followers."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Context of Chinese Catholicism 1. Hierarchy and History: The Problem of Authority in the Chinese Catholic Church 2. Community and Solidarity 3. Morality and Spirituality 4. Urban Catholicism and Civil Society 5. The Catholic Church and Civil Society.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 183 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0520213262 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Comparative studies in religion and society ; 12".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog subject "282/.51/09045 21".
- catalog subject "BX1665 .M29 1998".
- catalog subject "Catholic Church China.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Context of Chinese Catholicism 1. Hierarchy and History: The Problem of Authority in the Chinese Catholic Church 2. Community and Solidarity 3. Morality and Spirituality 4. Urban Catholicism and Civil Society 5. The Catholic Church and Civil Society.".
- catalog title "China's Catholics : tragedy and hope in an emerging civil society / Richard Madsen.".
- catalog type "text".