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Religion and democracy in Taiwan /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuo, Cheng-tian, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Taiwan > Religion.
Democracy > Taiwan.
Table of Contents:
  • Theories of religion and democracy
  • Research methodology
  • Changing political and religious environment
  • Taiwanese Buddhism
  • General description
  • The Buddha light mountain
  • Buddhist Compassion Relief Ciji Foundation
  • The Dharma drum mountain
  • The Zhongtai Can Monastery
  • Other Buddhists
  • Christianity
  • General description
  • The Presbyterians
  • The Baptists
  • The local church
  • Other denominations
  • Daoism and folk religions
  • Definition
  • Daoism
  • Yiguandao
  • The Mazu belief
  • Statistical analysis
  • Taiwan's religious profile
  • Religion and party preference
  • Religion and democratic values
  • Religion and democratic behavior
  • Comparison of Taiwanese believers
  • Comparing Taiwanese and Korean believers
  • Conclusion
  • Summary and comparison
  • Methodological, theoretical and practical implications.