Shih, Fang-Long (2012) Generating power in Taiwan: nuclear, political and religious power. Culture and Religion, 13 (3). pp. 295-313. ISSN 1475-5610
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
This paper addresses how religion is playing an increasingly important role in empowering anti-nuclear protests at Gongliao in Taiwan. It begins by describing how the anti-nuclear movement in Taiwan was originally dependant on the opposition political party, and then examines how growing disaffection with party politics at Gongliao has resulted in a local temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu coming to the forefront of the struggle. This paper frames the dispute as a struggle between three different ways of generating power (and implicitly, of losing power): first, the generation of nuclear power by bureaucrats and scientists working through the industrial sector; second, the generation of political power by opposition politicians and elite campaigners; and third, the generation of religious power by people rooted in local communities, creating an alliance between religious power and secular protest.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcar20/current |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Asia Centre |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2012 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46461 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
