What is the meaning of love in modern Chinese politics? Why has ai . (love) been a crucial political discourse for secular nationalism for generations of political leaders as a powerful instrument to the present day? This book offers the first systematic examination of the ways in which the notion of love has been introduced, adapted, and engineered as a political discourse for the building and rebuilding of a secular modern nation, all the while appropriating Confucianism, Christianity, popular religion, ghost stories, political religion, and their religious affects. The insights of this exploration expand not only the discussion of the role of emotions in the project of Chinese modernity, but also the study of affective governance and religious nationalisms around the world today.
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction: Not Exactly a Love Story
- 1. From Confucianism to Radicalism: A Genealogy of Ai
- 2. Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling’s Socialist Theology of bo’ai 博爱(Universal Love)
- 3. Love as Spiritual Salvation: Popular Religion and Mao’s Political Religion of Love
- 4. Reinventing Confucianism: Authoritarian Traditionalism and Parental Governance in the Global Era
- 5. Happy Father’s Day, John: Between Filial Piety and Political Duty in Post-Handover Hong Kong
- Conclusion: Transforming the Political Discourse of Love
- Bibliography
- Index
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