Popular religious movements and heterodox sects in Chinese history / by Hubert Seiwert ; in collaboration with Ma Xisha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seiwert, Hubert Michael, 1949-

Series:

China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 3.

China studies ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Religion.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (566 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work surveys the history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. It covers the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. It also deals with each new religious movements, its teachings, scriptures, and social organization.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Conventions and Abbreviations; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART ONE POPULAR SECTS AND HETERODOXY BEFORE THE MING DYNASTY; PART TWO POPULAR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS DURING THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES; EPILOGUE: Popular Religious Movements and Elite Culture; APPENDIX: On the Two Versions of the Jiulian Jing; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [506]-526) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46758-4

9786610467587

1-4237-1190-4

90-474-0234-0

OCLC:

191929862