Chinese Religious Traditions
Published on 2. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-13-091163-6 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Chinese Religions, World Religions, Introduction to Religion, and Religion and Culture.
This text provides an introduction to the history of religion in China and its contours in China and Taiwan today, focusing on four religious traditions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and popular religion. It covers not only religious and ethical ideas but also the practices of each tradition.
This text provides an introduction to the history of religion in China and its contours in China and Taiwan today, focusing on four religious traditions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and popular religion. It covers not only religious and ethical ideas but also the practices of each tradition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-091163-6 (9780130911636)
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Joseph A. Adler is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.
Ninian Smart was J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ninian Smart was J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Content
Chronology of Chinese Religions.
1. Introduction.
2. The Shang and Western Zhou Periods.
3. The Classical Period.
4. Early Imperial China: Han through Tang.
5. Early Modern China: Song through Early Qing.
6. Modern China.
1. Introduction.
2. The Shang and Western Zhou Periods.
3. The Classical Period.
4. Early Imperial China: Han through Tang.
5. Early Modern China: Song through Early Qing.
6. Modern China.