Chinese Religions

Author : J. Ching
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993-08-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002313754

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This is a comprehensive work on the religions of China. As such, it includes an introduction giving an overview of the subject, and the special themes treated in the book, as well as detailed chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China as well as popular religion. Throughout the book, care is taken to present both the philosophical teachings as well as the religious practices of the religious traditions, and reflections are offered regarding their present situation and future prospects. Comparisons are offered with other religions, especially Christianity.

Author : Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691234601

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Religions of China in Practice by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Pdf

This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual selections, from ancient oracle bones to stirring accounts of mystic visions, is preceded by a substantial introduction. As with the other volumes, most of the selections here have never been translated before. Stephen Teiser provides a general introduction in which the major themes and categories of the religions of China are analyzed. The book represents an attempt to move from one conception of the "Chinese spirit" to a picture of many spirits, including a Laozi who acquires magical powers and eventually ascends to heaven in broad daylight; the white-robed Guanyin, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in China; and the burning-mouth hungry ghost. The book concludes with a section on "earthly conduct."

Author : Mario Poceski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : China
ISBN : 041543405X

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Introducing Chinese Religions by Mario Poceski Pdf

Features a whirlwind tour of the religions of China.

Author : Joseph Alan Adler
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110445322

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Chinese Religious Traditions by Joseph Alan Adler Pdf

This series provides succinct and balanced overviews of the religions of the world. Written in an accessible and informative style, and assuming little or no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, each book gives a basic introduction to the faith--its history, beliefs, and practices--and emphasizes modern developments and the role and impact of the religion in today's world. Chinese Religious Traditions provides a concise introduction to the history of religion in China and its ramifications in China today. Focusing on the four major religious traditions of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and popular religion, this book covers the religious and ethical ideas as well as the practices within each tradition. The book traces themes that are common to Chinese society from earliest times to the present day. It also highlights the ways in which each tradition has responded to and influenced political and cultural change.

Author : Randall L. Nadeau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444361971

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions by Randall L. Nadeau Pdf

Comprising the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary research on the study of Chinese religious beliefs and cultural practices, this volume explores the rich and complex religious and philosophical traditions that have developed and flourished in one of the world's oldest civilizations. Covers the main Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism as well as Christianity and Islam Features a unique organizational structure, with groups of readings focused on historical, traditions-based, and topical elements of Chinese religion Explores a number of contemporary religious topics, including gender, nature, asceticism, material culture, and gods and spirits Brings together a team of authors who are experts in their sub-fields, providing readers with the latest research in a rapidly growing discipline

Author : Hans Küng,Julia Ching
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015022205952

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Christianity and Chinese Religions by Hans Küng,Julia Ching Pdf

Dr. Ching presents and comments on China's religious traditions, and Dr. Kungoffers a Christian theological response to her views. Together, they show thesignificance of traditions in China's long and varied history and address therole of Christianity in China today.

Author : Richard Madsen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004465183

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The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below by Richard Madsen Pdf

“Sinicization” has become the slogan that guides Chinese official policy towards religion. What does it mean? Where will it lead? This book is one of the first in English that answers these questions.

Author : Nanlai Cao,Giuseppe Giordan,Fenggang Yang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004443327

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Chinese Religions Going Global by Nanlai Cao,Giuseppe Giordan,Fenggang Yang Pdf

This volume explores Chinese religions on a global stage so as to challenge the traditional dichotomy of the western global and the Chinese local, and to add a new perspective for understanding religious modernity globally. Contributors from four different continents aim at applying a social scientific approach to systematically researching the globalization of Chinese religions.

Author : Jinhua Jia,Xiaofei Kang,Ping Yao
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438453071

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Gendering Chinese Religion by Jinhua Jia,Xiaofei Kang,Ping Yao Pdf

A gender-critical consideration of women and religion in Chinese traditions from medieval to modern times. Gendering Chinese Religion marks the emergence of a subfield on women, gender, and religion in China studies. Ranging from the medieval period to the present day, this volume departs from the conventional and often male-centered categorization of Chinese religions into Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and popular religion. It makes two compelling arguments. First, Chinese women have deployed specific religious ideas and rituals to empower themselves in various social contexts. Second, gendered perceptions and representations of Chinese religions have been indispensable to the historical and contemporary construction of social and political power. The contributors use innovative ways of discovering and applying a rich variety of sources, many previously ignored by scholars. While each of the chapters in this interdisciplinary work represents a distinct perspective, together they form a coherent dialogue about the historical importance, intellectual possibilities, and methodological protocols of this new subfield.

Author : J. Ching
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781349229048

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Chinese Religions by J. Ching Pdf

This is a comprehensive work on the religions of China. As such, it includes an introduction giving an overview of the subject, and the special themes treated in the book, as well as detailed chapters on ancient religions, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese Islam, Christianity in China as well as popular religion. Throughout the book, care is taken to present both the philosophical teachings as well as the religious practices of the religious traditions, and reflections are offered regarding their present situation and future prospects. Comparisons are offered with other religions, especially Christianity.

Author : Daniel L. Overmyer
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015011372862

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Religions of China by Daniel L. Overmyer Pdf

Author : Zhongjian Zhan, Jian Mu
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783838212074

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Handbook of the History of Religions in China I by Zhongjian Zhan, Jian Mu Pdf

This book is part of an initiative in cooperation with renowned Chinese publishers to make fundamental, formative, and influential Chinese thinkers available to a western readership, providing absorbing insights into Chinese reflections of late, and offering a chance to grasp today’s China. In their influential book Handbook of the History of Religions in China, Zhongjian Mou and Jian Zhang present a panorama of the religions existing in China through time. In their fascinating History, they delineate the emergence and development of Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, and Christianity and explore the roles they played in Chinese society and the interrelations between them. In China, also due to the encompassing Confucian idea of “living together harmoniously while maintaining differences,” religions—including newly arrived ones—came closer together than anywhere else in the world and reached a unique level of peaceful societal coexistence. Despite many frictions and conflicts, communication and reconciliation were indisputably predominant in China throughout history. Buddhism was peacefully introduced into China and, later on, a harmonious, symbiotic syncretism of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism developed—an exemplary process of how a diverse set of different religions can complement each other and contribute to a better life.

Author : Julia Ching
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015026827397

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Chinese Religions by Julia Ching Pdf

Chinese Religions is the most comprehensive and concise work available on the subject. It is written in a clear accessible style, for students and teachers alike.

Author : Xinping Zhuo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811063794

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Religious Faith of the Chinese by Xinping Zhuo Pdf

This book comprehensively examines religious faith in China from the perspective of cultural philosophy and cultural history. It explores the social, political, cultural and spiritual meanings of religions, tracing their historical development and related paradigm shifts. It also analyzes the characteristics of the country’s local religions and the process of indigenization of world religions, and describes the peaceful co-existence and harmonious confluence of multiple religions in Chinese spiritual life, revealing the vibrant and diverse colors of its religious culture. Examining these religions’ social and cultural functions in contemporary Chinese society, the book demonstrates the rich and complex intertwinement of religious faith, cultural spirit and national disposition among the Chinese people.

Author : Christian Jochim
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000302476

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Chinese Religions by Christian Jochim Pdf

Covers Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism focusing on the interaction between religion and aspects of Chinese culture such as the family, the community, the arts, etc.