Chinese religion and familism : the basis of Chinese culture, society and government /: the basis of Chinese culture, society and government. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Chinese religion and familism : the basis of Chinese culture, society and government /: the basis of Chinese culture, society and government. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Chinese religion and familism : the basis of Chinese culture, society and government
- Further Information:
- Note: Jordan Paper.
- Authors:
- Paper, Jordan D
- Contents:
- 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.
- Publisher Details:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
- Subjects:
- 299.51
Families -- China -- Religious aspects
China -- Religion
China -- Civilization - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781350103627
1350103624 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781350103603
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.462072
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- 03_024.xml