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Catholic Religious Orders of Women in China: Adaptation and Power
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- Leung, Beatrice (Author)
- Wittberg, Patricia (Author)
Title
Catholic Religious Orders of Women in China: Adaptation and Power
Abstract
Although sociologists have argued that religious orders fulfill the same creative functions within Catholicism that sectarian groups perform for Protestantism, no research has examined whether the orders can serve this function in non-Western societies where Catholics are a minority. This article examines Catholic religious orders of women in mainland China today. Both internal and external factors prevent Chinese sisters from gaining the power and autonomy they would need to serve as change agents in the Chinese Catholic Church. The effectiveness of external attempts to ameliorate the sisters' difficulties is evaluated.
Publication
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
67-82
Date
2004
ISSN
0021-8294
Short Title
Catholic Religious Orders of Women in China
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Publisher: [Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Wiley]
Citation
Leung, B., & Wittberg, P. (2004). Catholic Religious Orders of Women in China: Adaptation and Power. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 43(1), 67–82. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1387774
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