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Author Johnson, Ian, 1962 July 27- author.

Title The souls of China : the return of religion after Mao / Ian Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  951 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  299.51 JOH    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  951 JOH    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  200.951 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  200.951 J67S    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  951 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description x, 455 pages ; 25 cm
Note Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part 1. The moon year. Beijing: the tolling bell -- Ritual: the lost middle -- Shanxi: First night -- Chengdu: Long live Auntie Wei -- Part 2. Awakening of the insects. Ritual: awakening the past -- Beijing: You can't explain it -- Ritual: The caged master -- Practice: Learning to breathe -- Part 3. Clear and bright. Ritual: Martyrs -- Shanxi: The buried books -- Chengdu: Good Friday -- Beijing: Ascending the mountain -- Part 4. Summer harvest. Chengdu: Recitation -- Practice: Learning to walk -- Ritual: New star -- Beijing: The flower lady -- Shanxi: Source of the divine -- Part 5. Mid-autumn. Practice: Learning to sit -- Beijing: The sacred slum -- Ritual: The new leader -- Chengdu: The new Calvinists -- Part 6. Winter solstice. Practice: Following the moon -- Shanxi: City people -- Beijing: The great Hermit -- Ritual: Eastern lightning -- Chengdu: Searching for Jesus -- Part 7. Leap year. Ritual: The fragrant dream -- Chengdu: Entering the city -- Shanxi: Ghost burial -- Beijing: The wondrous peak -- Afterward: The search for heaven.
Subject China -- Religion -- 20th century.
China -- Religion -- 21st century.
Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
Chronological Term 1900-2099
Other Form: Online version: Johnson, Ian, 1962 July 27- author. Souls of China. First Edition. New York : Pantheon Books, 2017 9781101870068 (DLC) 2016044144
ISBN 9781101870051 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
1101870052 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper)
9781101870068 (electronic book)
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