Freedom of religion in China under the current legal framework and foreign religious bodies
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2013
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Xiong, P.
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Brigham Young University Law Review, 2013; (3, article no. 9):605-617
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China is a country with a long history of religious practice. The history of the five major religions being practiced now in China can be traced back for centuries.' Taoism, which originated in China, was established as a religion around 25-220 AD in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Buddhism was introduced from India as early as the 1s century and gained continuing popularity in China. Christianity did not reach China until the 7th century AD and then disappeared for hundreds of years until it was re-introduced at the end of the Ming dynasty in the 16th century. Islam can be dated back to a mission in 651 AD. Some also consider that Confucianism should be seen as a kind of religion. 2 In addition to these well-known main religions, some minority religions were also practiced in China over a period of more than 400 years. Some were religions introduced from outside of China, such as the Bahd'i Faith,3 Mormonism, Judaism,4 Manichaeism,5 Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism. There were also indigenous Chinese folk religions such as Heaven worship, while non-Han ethnic groups practiced such faiths as Moz, White Stone Religion,6 Dongbaism, and Ban.
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Copyright 2013 Brigham Young University Law Review