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020			_a9781845191726
082			_a299.51 JEA
100			_aJeaneane
245			_aChinese religions: beliefs and practices
260			_aGreat Britain: _bSussex Academic Press, _c2008.
300			_aix, 320p.: _bpbk.: _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes Notes, Glossary, Further Readings and Index
520			_aThis book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. 'Chinese Religions' requires no previous knowledge and thereby serves as an introduction to the religions of China, and places it in the wider context of Chinese history and philosophy. The facets of Chinese religions are as broad, multilayered and varied as the geographical vastness of China itself, yet so many Chinese beliefs have found their way into the West -- the theory of yin and yang, the I Ching, the Tao Te Ching are good examples. One of the greatest characteristics of Chinese religions is that they encompass virtually every avenue of religious thought throughout the long span of Chinese pre-historic and historical pathways. Presents an introduction to the religions of China, and places it in the wider context of Chinese history and philosophy. This book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781845191726
650			_aChinese Religions
650			_aChinese Cosmogony
650			_aConfucianism
650			_aBuddhism
650			_aChinese History
650			_aTaoism
700			_aFowler, Merv _eCo-author
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