Ep13: How does China’s Communist ideology resemble a religion?

China In Context: Weekly podcast with experts from SOAS
04/05/2021 19 min
Ep13: How does China’s Communist ideology resemble a religion?

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Many sociologists have noticed parallels between Chinese Communism and religion. Both offer sacred texts, prophets and moral guidance. Furthermore, many aspects of China’s ideology seem to be drawn from old myths, ancient seers and even superstition. Clyde Prestowitz has been exploring the intriguing connections between politics and religion in his new book The World Turned Upside Down: America, China and the Struggle for Global Leadership (Yale, 2021). In this podcast, he discusses his ideas with the Editor of Asian Affairs, Duncan Bartlett.

China In Context: Episode 13
Broadcast date: May 4th, 2021

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