Religions of Ancient China (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Herbert A. Giles

Overview

An excellent introduction to the faiths of Chinese civilization, Religions of Ancient China surveys the earliest Chinese creation myths, the religious ventures of philosophers and emperors 5,000 years ago, the “benevolent agnosticism” of Confucianism, the “doctrine of inaction” of Taoism, and the sophisticate metaphysics of Buddhism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411461116
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	09/06/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	76
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Herbert A. Giles (1845–1935) was a British sinologist and diplomat. He served as an emissary to China from 1867 to 1892 and was later the second professor to ever teach Chinese at Cambridge. He wrote many books on Chinese history and the Chinese language, including Historic China and Other Sketches (1882), The Civilization of China (1911), and China and the Manchus (1912).