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Apr 19, 2024
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2019 - 2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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REL 295-01 - Special Topic: Religion and Politics in Modern China4 credits (Fall)
The course surveys the religious problems and explores the political influence on religions in China from the 1900s to the present. It takes China as an example to examine contemporary religious, political, economic, and social issues from broader perspectives. The major themes and topics include the government’s control of new religious movements, the changing relationship between religious institutions and the state, the impact of modernization on religions, and the rise of religious tourism.
Prerequisite: REL 101 , REL 102 , REL 103 , REL 104 , REL 105 , or second-year standing.
Instructor: Y. Chen
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