Chinese religion and familism the basis of Chinese culture, society and government

Prologue : six decades of studying Chinese religion -- Chinese religion : the oldest documented religious tradition -- Five centuries of the Western misrepresentation of Chinese religion -- Familism : the global context of Chinese religion -- The theology implicit in the early Confucian tradition :...

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Veröffentlicht: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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Zusammenfassung:Prologue : six decades of studying Chinese religion -- Chinese religion : the oldest documented religious tradition -- Five centuries of the Western misrepresentation of Chinese religion -- Familism : the global context of Chinese religion -- The theology implicit in the early Confucian tradition : the fundamental understanding of the meaning of life in Chinese culture -- The role of possession trance in Chinese culture and religion : a comparative overview from the Neolithic to the present -- State and religion in China : the district magistrate as priest -- Freedom of religion in China : in the past and under the Chinese Communist Party -- Why Buddhism succeeded and Christianity failed in China -- The theology of the Chinese Jews : a synthesis of Judaism and Neo-Confucianism -- Epilogue : Chinese religion today in China and the Chinese diaspora
Beschreibung:xiv, 181 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9781350103603
978-1-3501-0360-3
1350103608
1-3501-0360-8
9781350103610
978-1-3501-0361-0
1350103616
1-3501-0361-6