TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paper,Jordan D.
AU  - Thompson,Laurence G.
TI  - The Chinese way in religion
T2  - The Religious life in history series
SN  - 0534537359
AV  - BL1802 .T52 1998
U1  - 299/.51 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth Pub. Co.
KW  - China
KW  - Religion
N1  - 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
ER  -