2007/05/01 by Xinzhong Yao · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Socioeconomic Development in Asia #Chinese history and philosophy #Asian Studies and History
paper · doi:10.1080/13537900701331031
openalex publication_date 2007/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Drawing on relevant data from surveys conducted in 1995 and 2005, this article explores the perceptible changes in religious beliefs and practices among the Han Chinese in urban areas during this ten-year period. Through analysing the survey data, the article attempts to examine these changes—the increasing awareness of religious others and the more revealing interaction between change and continuity—in the context of greater changes of society, economy, and politics. It concludes that, while commercialism and rationalism continue to dominate the ideological sky of urban China, spiritual beliefs and practices in various forms have also gained a strong footing in contemporary society and demonstrate a complex religiosity.