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Chinese religious traditions / Joseph A. Adler.
LIBRA BL1802 .A254 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adler, Joseph Alan.
- Series:
- Religions of the world (Upper Saddle River, N.J.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Religion.
- China.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2002.
- Summary:
- This book 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. Readers will become familiar with common themes that weave themselves through the history of Chinese religion to the present day--such as ancestor worship, sacrifice, and divination--and gain an understanding of the ways in which religion has responded to and influenced political and cultural change in China. For individuals interested in the history of China and its religions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0130911631
- OCLC:
- 49598706
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