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Authoritarian containment : public security bureaus and Protestant house churches in urban China /

In Authoritarian Containment, Marie-Eve Reny examines why local public security bureaus tolerate unregistered Protestant churches in urban China--an officially atheist country where religious practice is controlled by the state--when the central government considers them illegal. She also notes that...

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Main Author: Reny, Marie-Eve (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Church and state > China.
House churches > Government policy > China.
Protestant churches > China.
Authoritarianism > China.
Église et État > Chine.
Église domestique > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
Autoritarisme > Chine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Authoritarianism
Church and state
Protestant churches
China
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Authoritarian Containment, Marie-Eve Reny examines why local public security bureaus tolerate unregistered Protestant churches in urban China--an officially atheist country where religious practice is controlled by the state--when the central government considers them illegal. She also notes that other authoritarian regimes have employed a similar strategies to control the activities of informal religious organizations.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190698102
0190698101
9780190698126
0190698128