Islam in a Secular State
Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
- Title
- Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China
- Author
- Ting Guo
- Price
- € 117,00 excl. VAT
- ISBN
- 9789463722155
- Format
- Hardback
- Number of pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 13 - 01 - 2025
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 23.4 cm
- Discipline
- Asian Studies
Introduction: Not Exactly a Love Story
Chapter One: From Confucianism to Radicalism: A Genealogy of Ai
Chapter Two: Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling’s Socialist Theology of bo’ai (Universal Love)
Chapter Three: Love as Spiritual Salvation: Popular Religion and Mao’s Political Religion of Love
Chapter Four: Reinventing Confucianism: Authoritarian Traditionalism and Parental Governance in the Global Era
Chapter Five: Happy Father’s Day, John: Between Filial Piety and Political Duty in Post-Handover Hong Kong
Conclusion: Transforming the Political Discourse of Love
Chapter One: From Confucianism to Radicalism: A Genealogy of Ai
Chapter Two: Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling’s Socialist Theology of bo’ai (Universal Love)
Chapter Three: Love as Spiritual Salvation: Popular Religion and Mao’s Political Religion of Love
Chapter Four: Reinventing Confucianism: Authoritarian Traditionalism and Parental Governance in the Global Era
Chapter Five: Happy Father’s Day, John: Between Filial Piety and Political Duty in Post-Handover Hong Kong
Conclusion: Transforming the Political Discourse of Love
Reviews and Features
"Why is love, ai, in modern and contemporary China always political? Ting Guo’s elegant analysis of the varieties of love invoked by Chinese leaders and thinkers over the last century is revelatory. From universal love through filial affection, revolutionary ardour, love of country and love of leader, a political religion of love has been effectively mobilised to forge solidarity, loyalty and patriotism. For everyone interested in how power permeates Chinese society, this is essential reading!"
– Francesca Bray, Professor Emerita, Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
– Francesca Bray, Professor Emerita, Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
Ting Guo
Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China
What is the meaning of love in modern Chinese politics and why has it been a crucial political discourse over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through to the present day? How has it been appropriated by generations of political leaders as a powerful instrument? This book offers a systematic examination of the ways in which the notion of love has been introduced, adapted, and engineered as a political discourse for the building and rebuilding of a modern nation, all the while appropriating Confucianism, Christianity, popular religion, socialism, and their religious affects. The insights of this exploration expand not only the discussion of the role of emotions in the project of Chinese modernity, but also the study of post-secular politics around the world today.
Author
Ting Guo
Ting GUO is Assistant Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong and book reviewer editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. She co-hosts a podcast called .. in-betweeness (@shichapodcat).
