---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 15 Jul 2000 New in IGCS - Online Bibliographies: Towards a bibliography of works and passages on local religious life in mainland China in the twentieth century (Republican China [before 1949] and the PRC) Ed./Corp.: Barend J. ter Haar, Institute for Chinese Studies, Heidelberg, Germany URL: http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/staff/bth/chinPRCbib.html Language: English. Self description: "[... A bibliography of substantial literature on the topic that] also strives to include those works with shorter yet substantial discussions, which are otherwise not included in the customary bibliographies on religious culture. Another feature is shorter or longer annotations on the source value of the various works in question. This bibliography does not replace, but rather supplements other works, such as the three all-important bibliographies by Thompson and Seaman." Description: Does not include material on Taiwan. Site contents: (1) Bibliographical work; (2) Between 1911 and 1949 (General; Red Spears and similar self-defense groups; Local cults as the nexus of local society; Local cults in general; Fox cults; Buddhist traditions; New religious groups; Ritual and theatrical traditions; Local religious culture); (3) Between 1949 and 1976 (On a local level; Buddhist traditions); (4) After 1976 (Human Rights; General; Local cults and festivals; New religious groups; Buddhist traditions; Ritual and theatrical traditions; Qigong movements); (5) Christianity and Islam in the PRC (A top-down perspective; Some handbooks on Christianity; Some handbooks on Islam); (6) Relevant journals with up-to-date information. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L