Popular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19898103
AutoresHubert Seiwert (0000-0001-6789-182X, autor correspondente)
Ano2003
Páginas550
Data de publicação2003-05-16
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoPopular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789047402343
OpenAlexW560674166
Open LibraryOL34012881M
ISBN9789047402343
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas43

This groundbreaking book surveys the entire history of popular religious sects in Chinese history. “Publish this Book!” is the unequivocal recommendation taken from the peer reviews. In part one the reader will find a thorough treatment of the formation of the notions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy in the contexts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Chronologically organized, the work continues to deal with each new religious movement; its teachings, scriptures, social organisation, and political significance. The discussions on the patterns laid bare and on the dynamics of popular religious movements in Chinese society, make this book indispensable for all those who wish to gain a true understanding of the mechanics of Popular religious movements in historical and contemporary China

Aesthetics · Art · Buddhism · China · Heterodoxy · History of religions · Literature · Orthodoxy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies