Paper instructions:
Write an essay (roughly 2-3 pages) describing and analyzing secularism in contemporary China. How does John R. Bowen define secularism ? Drawing upon Chau’s study of popular religion in China, describe secularism in contemporary reform-era China. What is the approach of the Chinese state (national and local) to religion ? How does the temple association and practitioners of popular religion at the Black Dragon Temple negotiate the space of religion?