Output details
27 - Area Studies
University of Edinburgh
Chapter title
Religionskritik im Wandel der Orthodoxie : Vom Dritten Opiumkrieg und vom Aberglauben im China der 1980er Jahre
Type
C - Chapter in book
DOI
-
Publisher of book
Lit Verlag
Book title
Religion und Kritik in der Moderne
ISBN of book
978-3-643-10548-6
Year of publication
2012
URL
-
Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
-
Interdisciplinary
Yes
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
Yes
English abstract
This article uses two examples of academic discussions on religion in mainland China that took place in the early 1980s to illustrate what happens when critique of religion is not directed against an established (orthodox) religious institution but becomes part of an orthodox doctrine itself (like Marxism) seeking a new line of orthodoxy in times of ideological change. It highlights the risks involved in this process and explains the choice of different discursive strategies by different players taking part in the discussion.
