| Nieh YuenDai was a famous modern entrepreneur, and he was also known by the world for his religious complex. He changed his religious belief from Christianism to Buddhism, which is called conversion in sociology. Currently few concern is paid on Nieh YuenDai's change of religious faith as well as the situation of modern conversion. Based on the abundant original material got from field work, this essay aims to study the causes of Nieh YuenDai's conversion and the corresponding influences to him. Theories of history, economics, sociology of religion, and psychology of religion are applied in the thesis. Under the background of politics, society and religion, the study was conducted through deduction and analysis, combining with Nieh YuenDai's family background, living and working environment, industrial operations, and religious faiths, etc. The essay emphasizes the changed and unchanged factors of Nieh YuenDai's concept, attemptting to reveal the phenomenon of modern conversion and to provide references for a positive and health development of Chinese religions. |
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