Chinese Religion and Familism : the Basis of Chinese Culture, Society, and Government.

Reflecting on over half a century of study on Chinese culture, Jordan Paper explores new ways of approaching religion in China. Moving away from using Christianity as a model for examination, which has led to considerable misunderstandings between China and the West, Paper instead applies the paradi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paper, Jordan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.
Temas:
Families > China > Religious aspects.
Familles > Chine > Aspect religieux.
Asian history.
Religion & politics.
Religion > Religion, Politics & State.
History > Asia > China.
Civilization.
Families > Religious aspects.
Religion.
China > Religion.
China > Civilization.
Chine > Religion.
Chine > Civilisation.
China.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Prologue: Six Decades of Studying Chinese Religion
  • 1. Chinese Religion: The Oldest Documented Religious Tradition
  • 2. Five Centuries of the Western Misrepresentation of Chinese Religion
  • 3. Familism: The Global Context of Chinese Religion
  • 4. The Theology Implicit in the Early Confucian Tradition: The Fundamental Understanding of the Meaning of Life in Chinese Culture
  • 5. The Role of Possession Trance in Chinese Culture and Religion: A Comparative Overview from the Neolithic to the Present
  • 6. State and Religion in China: The District Magistrate as Priest
  • 7. Freedom of Religion in China: In the Past and Under the Chinese Communist Party
  • 8. Why Buddhism Succeeded and Christianity Failed in China
  • 9. The Theology of the Chinese Jews: A Synthesis of Judaism and Neo-Confucianism
  • Epilogue: Chinese Religion Today in China and the Chinese Diaspora
  • Appendix: Chronological Chart
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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