The souls of China
Subtitle: the return of religion after Mao
By: Ian Johnson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781101870051; 9781101870068
Subjects: Religion
Notes: Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. The moon year. Beijing: the tolling bell; title: Ritual: the lost middle; title: Shanxi: First night; title: Chengdu: Long live Auntie Wei; title: Part 2. Awakening of the insects. Ritual: awakening the past; title: Beijing: You can't explain it; title: Ritual: The caged master; title: Practice: Learning to breathe; title: Part 3. Clear and bright. Ritual: Martyrs; title: Shanxi: The buried books; title: Chengdu: Good Friday; title: Beijing: Ascending the mountain; title: Part 4. Summer harvest. Chengdu: Recitation; title: Practice: Learning to walk; title: Ritual: New star; title: Beijing: The flower lady; title: Shanxi: Source of the divine; title: Part 5. Mid-autumn. Practice: Learning to sit; title: Beijing: The sacred slum; title: Ritual: The new leader; title: Chengdu: The new Calvinists; title: Part 6. Winter solstice. Practice: Following the moon; title: Shanxi: City people; title: Beijing: The great Hermit; title: Ritual: Eastern lightning; title: Chengdu: Searching for Jesus; title: Part 7. Leap year. Ritual: The fragrant dream; title: Chengdu: Entering the city; title: Shanxi: Ghost burial; title: Beijing: The wondrous peak; title: Afterward: The search for heaven.