The Chinese way in religion / Jordan Paper, Laurence G. Thompson. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1998. - xviii, 216 p. ; 23 cm. - The Religious life in history series . - Religious life in history series. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword. Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgments. Table of Chinese Religious History. 1. The Early Chinese Worldview. 2. Prescientific Theory and Religious Practice. 3. The Family: Kindred and Ancestors. 4. The Community: Gods and Temples. 5. The State: Emperor and Officials. 6. Three Ways to Ultimate Transformation: (1) Taoist Tradition. 7. Three Ways to Ultimate Transformation: (2) Literati Tradition. 8. Three Ways to Ultimate Transformation: (3) Buddhist Tradition. 9. Their Separate Ways: Cults and Sects. 10. The Festival Year. 11. Traditional Chinese Religion as Means of Coping. 12. The Disruption of Tradition.

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