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A spiritual geography of early Chinese thought : gods, ancestors and afterlife / Kelly James Clark, Justin Winslett.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Clark, Kelly James, author.
Winslett, Justin, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Series:
Bloomsbury studies in philosophy of religion
Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy of Religion
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
China--Religion.
China.
China--Religious life and customs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
Contents:
Introduction
Part I: Gods High and Low. 1. Heaven and the High Gods in Early Chinese Thought ; 2. Heaven in the Xunzi, Mozi and Zhuangzi ; 3. Lesser Gods of the Pre-Imperial Era ; 4. The Depersonalization of Heaven?
Part II: Gods and "the Philosophers" 3. The Evolutionary Psychology of Chinese Religion ; 4. The Myth of Confucius and Confucianism ; 5. Was Confucius a Theist? ; 6. Mencius on Heaven ; 7. The Evolutionary Psychology of Chinese Religion
Part III: Ancestors and Afterlife. 8. The Soul and the Afterlife
Part IV: The Moral Salience of Gods, Ancestors and Afterlife. 9. Sacrifice
Appendix: The Curious Case of Dong Zhongshu
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Other Format:
Print version:
ISBN:
9781350262201
135026220X
9781350262195
1350262196
Publisher Number:
99992949574
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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