Ancestor veneration remains a major obstacle to conversion among the Chinese the world over. While the issue often comes to a head over funeral rites, ancestor veneration cannot be understood in is...

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Religion in Chinese Society

Familism and Ancestor Veneration: A Look at Chinese Funeral Rites

Imposing church and social discipline

Proselytization is both enabled by, and simultaneously tests the limits of, religious pluralism. Proselytization assumes a situation of diversity in which individuals have the potential to change their religious identities and affiliations, while at the same time harboring ultimate goals of overcoming that diversity through the eventual conversion of the rest of society to one’s own religion. It is here that we begin to discern the fault lines that emerge between claims to the right to proselytize and the simultaneous appeals for protection from proselytization by others that have defined points of friction and rupture within a number of plural societies in modern Asia. Both sides stake their claims on conceptions of what is variously (and problematically) referred to in terms of the related but not identical concepts of “religious liberty,” “freedom of religion,” and “freedom of conscience.” Within these entangled discourses, some parties invoke these concepts to preserve their own rights to remain different and distinct, while others do so to claim their right to be able to share their truths with others. What for one side is about protecting individual rights is seen by the other as a threat to the very foundations of the community. This chapter opens discussions of the legal and political structures in which pluralism and proselytization is contested, with reference to the particular contexts of India and Indonesia.

Official Religions, State Secularisms, and the Structures of Religious Pluralism

This study investigates the impact of religious culture on corporate risk-taking. Motivated by several considerations including risk aversion trait, we predict a negative relation between religion ...

Does religious culture matter for corporate risk-taking? Evidence from China

This study investigates the influences of religion in determining whether to support what might be perceived to be rebellious actions in Taiwan where most people are adherents of Buddhism, Taoism, and folk religions. Using data from the Taiwan Social Change Survey 2004, the estimations of the probit model suggest that there are some strong links between religion and the attitudes toward rebellious actions. In particular, being a Taoist reduces the probability of protest participation while being a Buddhist and being a folk religionist cut the likelihood of signing a petition. Moreover, the frequencies of religious attendance are positively associated with the probabilities of participating in a protest, signing a petition, and taking actions against injustice or harmful regulations.

Religion in Chinese Society

Citations

Familism and Ancestor Veneration: A Look at Chinese Funeral Rites

Imposing church and social discipline

Official Religions, State Secularisms, and the Structures of Religious Pluralism

Does religious culture matter for corporate risk-taking? Evidence from China

Buddhism, Taoism, Folk Religions, and Rebellions: Empirical Evidence from Taiwan

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