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July 23, 2026HumansOpen Access

Resacralizing the Secular: The Spatial Production and Everyday Appropriation of a Popular Religion Space in Urban China

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YXYongpeng XuMacao Polytechnic University

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Investigates how urban religious spaces transform through grassroots appropriation, suggesting new models of spatial production.

Key Points

  • This research examines the transformation of the Hangou Dawang Temple, focusing on how secular spaces are reclaimed as sites of popular religion.
  • Intensive fieldwork conducted from 2025–2026
  • Utilized participant observation and semi-structured interviews
  • Incorporated digital ethnography to gather data
  • The introduction of material media and ritual performances led to the temple's successful resacralization.
  • A cycle of top-down construction and bottom-up reconstruction was established, highlighting a non-antagonistic symbiotic model of spatial production.
  • The state's heritagization strategy facilitated religious resilience in urban environments.

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Yongpeng Xu (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61af2ffaa9903c5116a1f1https://doi.org/10.3390/humans6030023
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