Science and Medicine in Chinese History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23249259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul S Ropp (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Pages | 164-196 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Heritage of China (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520064409.003.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W2476449255 |
| ISBN | 9780520064409 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This chapter discusses Chinese Taoism and Buddhism that contrast very sharply with the Judeo-Christian tradition. It argues that it was largely their continued possession of religious writings that gave them coherence as traditions over space and time and that this textual legacy makes them uniquely approachable to researchers from outside the Chinese cultural world. Despite its borrowings from Buddhism, Taoism had very ancient roots in China, and it retained a distinctly Chinese outlook, particularly with regard to social and political questions over which Buddhism came into conflict with Chinese ways of thinking. The collapse of the T'ang dynasty deeply affected Taoism and Buddhism. Both Chinese Buddhism and Taoism are generally much more interested in practice than belief. One can point to a Taoist “ten commandments” but not to any Taoist creed, and the same essentially holds true for Buddhism as well.
Ancient history · Art · Buddhism · China · Chinese buddhism · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) · History of China · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Possession (linguistics) · Taoism · Theology · Tian · Chinese history and philosophy · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · History of Science and Medicine · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |