Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou /

Cao, Nanlai.

Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / [electronic resource] : Nanlai Cao. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011. - xii, 216 p. - East-West Center series on contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific . - Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780804776424 (electronic bk.)




Christianity--Social aspects--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Church growth--China--Wenzhou Shi.
Christianity and culture--China--Wenzhou Shi.


Wenzhou Shi (China)--Church history.


Electronic books.

BR1295.W46 / C36 2011

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