Abstract
On April 14, 2010, a massive earthquake measuring 7.1Msstruck the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. Its scale notwithstanding, it has received much less national and international attention than the also immense Wenchun quake of 2008 in Sichun Province. This field report discusses the contribution of religion and spirituality in postdisaster relief in Yushu. It also calls for critical reflection on the issue of homogenization in the discussion of indigenous social work in China, and perhaps in other multiethnic countries in the world.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 146-165 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- China
- disaster
- indigenous social work
- religion
- spirituality
- state
- Yushu earthquake
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Religious studies
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health