Format:
Online-Ressource (vii p., p. 742-1552)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9789004175853
,
9789004168350
,
9789004179448
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies v. 21,2
Content:
Focused on the social dimensions of Chinese religion, this multi-disciplinary presentation of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and shamanism in a time of foundational historic change analyzes their respective pantheons, rituals, geographies, organizations, canons, literature, and recent archaeological discoveries
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CONTENTS vol. 1; Acknowledgements; Chronology of dynasties and periods; List of illustrations, maps, and tables; Maps; Introduction (John Lagerwey); RELIGION AND THE STATE; State religious ceremonies (Chen Shuguo); Borrowing legitimacy from the dead: the Confucianization of ancestral worship (Keith N. Knapp); State religious policy (Li Gang); Shamans and politics (Fu-shih Lin); The return of the state: on the signifi cance of Buddhist epigraphy and its geographic distribution (Liu Shufen); RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND CONCEPTS COMMUNITIES
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Seekers of transcendence and their communities in this world (pre-350 AD) (Robert Ford Campany)Community and daily life in the early Daoist church (Terry Kleeman); Daoist stelae of the Northern Dynasties (Zhang Xunliao); Buddhist monasticism (John Kieschnick); Classifi cation, layout, and iconography of Buddhist cave temples and monasteries (Li Yuqun); CONTENTS vol. 2; Scriptures; Translations, apocrypha, and the emergence of the Buddhist canon (Sylvie Hureau); The revelation and classifi cation of Daoist scriptures (Wang Chengwen); Literature; Buddhism and literature (François Martin)
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Daoist verse and the quest of the divine (Paul W. Kroll)Spirits; Religious beliefs as reflected in the funerary record (Bai Bin); Images and ritual treatment of dangerous spirits (Mu-chou Poo); The Buddhist pantheon (Hou Xudong); Daoist pantheons (Stephen R. Bokenkamp); Rituals; Buddhist rituals (Sylvie Hureau); Daoist rituals (Lü Pengzhi); Geography; Buddhist sacred geography (James Robson); Daoist sacred geography (Gil Raz); List of authors; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789047429296
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004175857
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004175853
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Early Chinese Religion, Part Two: The Period of Division (220-589 AD) (2 vols)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Taoismus
;
Schamanismus
;
Konfuzianismus
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004175853.i-1564
Author information:
Lagerwey, John 1946-
