Popular religious movements and heterodox sects in Chinese history:
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Main Author: Seiwert, Hubert 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2003
Series:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) v. 3
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [506]-526) and index
Foreword; Conventions and Abbreviations; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART ONE POPULAR SECTS AND HETERODOXY BEFORE THE MING DYNASTY; PART TWO POPULAR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS DURING THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES; EPILOGUE: Popular Religious Movements and Elite Culture; APPENDIX: On the Two Versions of the Jiulian Jing; Bibliography; Index
This work surveys the history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. It covers the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. It also deals with each new religious movements, its teachings, scriptures, and social organization
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 548 p.)
ISBN:1423711904
9004131469
9047402340
9781423711902
9789004131460
9789047402343