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Chinese religion and familism : the basis of Chinese culture, society and government / Jordan Paper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paper, Jordan D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- China--Religion.
- China.
- Religion.
- China--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Families--China--Religious aspects.
- Families--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- Contents:
- Prologue : six decades of studying Chinese religion
- Chinese religion : the oldest documented religious tradition
- Five centuries of the Western misrepresentation of Chinese religion
- Familism : the global context of Chinese religion
- The theology implicit in the early Confucian tradition : the fundamental understanding of the meaning of life in Chinese culture
- The role of possession trance in Chinese culture and religion : a comparative overview from the Neolithic to the present
- State and religion in China : the district magistrate as priest
- Freedom of religion in China : in the past and under the Chinese Communist Party
- Why Buddhism succeeded and Christianity failed in China
- The theology of the Chinese Jews : a synthesis of Judaism and Neo-Confucianism
- Epilogue : Chinese religion today in China and the Chinese diaspora.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-175) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781350103603
- 1350103608
- 9781350103610
- 1350103616
- OCLC:
- 1079849228
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