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Chinese Religions: A Cultural Perspective
Christian Jochim, San Jose State University

ISBN-10: 0131329944
ISBN-13: 9780131329942

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1986
Format: Paper; 224 pp
Published: 10/01/1985

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This book introduces Chinese religious traditions by focusing on the interaction between religion and other aspects of Chinese culture. It identifies the basic features of religious theory, practice and social organization in China.

  • explains the role of religion in Chinese culture, society and history.
  • describes the relationship between religion and the arts, literature, politics, and philosophy in China.
  • contains five charts and twenty photographs of religious activities.
  • a glossary featuring explanations of Chinese terms.
  • bibliography arranged according to topics within Chinese religion.

I. AN OVERVIEW OF CHINESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.

Introduction: The Many Faces of Chinese Spirituality.

History: The Pattern of China's Religious Past.

Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Monks and Millenarians in the Eyes of the Confucian State.

Religion and the Arts in China.

II. AN ANALYSIS OF CHINESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.

Theoretical Expression in Chinese Religion.

Practical Expression in Chinese Religion.

Sociological Expression in Chinese Religion.

The Chinese Believer's Ultimate Meaning Context: A Concluding Analysis.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

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