Format:
xiv, 181 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen ;
,
24 cm.
ISBN:
978-1-3501-0360-3
,
1-3501-0360-8
,
978-1-3501-0361-0
,
1-3501-0361-6
Note:
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
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Religion
;
Familismus
