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Religions of China in Practice
Lopez
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Description for Religions of China in Practice
Paperback. Demonstrates that the "three religions" of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. This volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the government as "minorities." Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRE; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual ... Read more
This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. The volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the current government as "minorities." Selections from minority cultures here, for instance, are the folktale of Ny Dan the Manchu Shamaness and a funeral chant of the Yi nationality collected by local researchers in the early 1980s. Each of the forty unusual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Readings in Religions
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691021430
SKU
V9780691021430
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About Lopez
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for Religions of China in Practice
"Due to the quality and quantity of the contributions, this anthology gives readers
in one volume
a wealth of new material on Chinese religions. Perhaps more importantly, it also offers a reconceptualization of the field."
The Journal of Asian Studies "Excellent and should be an important help to students of Chinese religions and a new model for the study of religion in general ... Read more
in one volume
a wealth of new material on Chinese religions. Perhaps more importantly, it also offers a reconceptualization of the field."
The Journal of Asian Studies "Excellent and should be an important help to students of Chinese religions and a new model for the study of religion in general ... Read more