Chinese Religion: A Contextual Approach

by Xinzhong Yao, Yanxia Zhao

Overview

A new introduction to the field of Chinese religion and culture ideally suited to undergraduate students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847064752
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/25/2010
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Xinzhong Yao is Professor of Chinese Religion at King's College London, UK, and author of An Introduction to Confucianism (Cambridge University Press 2000). Yanxia Zhao is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter, UK, and author of Father and Son in Confucianism and Christianity: A Comparative Study of Xunzi and Paul (Sussex Academic Press, 2007).

Table of Contents

A Timeline of Chinese Religion
Preface
1. Setting the Context
2. Religion and Zongjiao
3. Religion in History
4. Religion as Culture
5. Religion in Family contexts
6. Religion and State
7. Religious Beliefs
8. Religious Practices
9. Religion as the Way of Life
Appendix I: Bibliography
Appendix II: A Glossary of Chinese Characters and Terms
Appendix III: A Glossary of Chinese Names and Texts
Index

Editorial Reviews

"With interest in China and things Chinese growing at an unprecedented rate, this wide-ranging, informative and readable introduction to Chinese religion by Xinzhong Yao and Yanxia Zhao is both timely and welcome. Based on twenty years experience of teaching a course in Chinese religion and culture, the authors provide a first-rate account of Han Chinese religion in its social and historical context, aimed at students and the general reader. Highly recommended!" - Professor Brian Bocking, University College Cork, Ireland

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