MAO ZEDONG IN PRESENT-DAY CHINA – FORMS OF DEIFICATION
The purpose of this paper is to present how in China, a country combating religious beliefs, Mao Zedong has become a cult object and how the fondness towards the “Great Helmsman”, often adjacent to deification, is manifested in the present-day country. During his life, Mao Zedong was the central ch...
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| Language: | English |
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Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Politics and Religion |
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| Online Access: | http://politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/89 |