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Title Chinese religions / Julia Ching.

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Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, 1993.

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	299.51 C539C	Check Shelf

Description	xv, 275 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-262) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The ancestral cult and divination : the dawn of ancient religion -- Sacrifice and kingship : the eclipse of ancient religion -- Morality and rituals : Confucianism as religious humanism -- Love or the law : Confucianism and its rivals : Mohism and Legalism -- Freedom and the natural : Taoism as religious philosophy -- Immortality and mysticism : Taoism as salvation religion -- Scripture and hermeneutics : Buddhism's entry to China -- Mysticism and devotion : Buddhism becomes Chinese -- Metaphysics and spirituality : Neo-Confucianism as response to Buddhism -- Ethnic survival : Islam and the other Middle Eastern religions -- Cultural assimilation : the dilemma of Christianity -- The vitality of syncretism : popular religion -- The future of Chinese religions -- Appendix : the Chinese liturgical year.
Summary	Chinese Religions is the most comprehensive and concise work available on the subject. It is written in a clear accessible style, for students and teachers alike.
Subject	China -- Religion.
	Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
	China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
	Geschichte. (DE-588)4020517-4
	Religion. (DE-588)4049396-9
	China. (DE-588)4009937-4
	China.
Other Form:	Online version: Ching, Julia. Chinese religions. Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, 1993 (OCoLC)624863121
ISBN	0883448769
	9780883448762
	0883448750 (paperback)
	9780883448755 (paperback)
	0333531744
	9780333531747

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