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Chinese Religion and Familism
The Basis of Chinese Culture, Society, and Government
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About this book
Reflecting on over half a century of study on Chinese culture, Jordan Paper explores new ways of approaching religion in China. Moving away from using Christianity as a model for examination, which has led to considerable misunderstandings between China and the West, Paper instead applies the paradigm of Familism to Chinese religion. By looking through the lens of Familism, which emphasises the importance of the family unit, Paper argues that we can understand the basis of Chinese culture, society, government, and religion.
In the book, Paper explains how, when and why Familism appears in the development of human culture in the Neolithic period, as well as its ramifications in more complex societies, using the imperial Chinese state as an example. The discussion in the book includes how the Chinese state can be understood as a religious institution; the role of spirit possession; the relationship of other religions in China to Chinese Religion, including Buddhism, Daoism and Judaism; and the issue of freedom of religion in contemporary China.
Chinese Religion and Familism not only challenges the discipline's perception of Chinese religion, but all of the religions of East Asia, indigenous sub-Saharan African religions, Polynesian Religion, and elsewhere.
In the book, Paper explains how, when and why Familism appears in the development of human culture in the Neolithic period, as well as its ramifications in more complex societies, using the imperial Chinese state as an example. The discussion in the book includes how the Chinese state can be understood as a religious institution; the role of spirit possession; the relationship of other religions in China to Chinese Religion, including Buddhism, Daoism and Judaism; and the issue of freedom of religion in contemporary China.
Chinese Religion and Familism not only challenges the discipline's perception of Chinese religion, but all of the religions of East Asia, indigenous sub-Saharan African religions, Polynesian Religion, and elsewhere.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Dedication
- Title
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Six Decades of Studying Chinese Religion
- 1 Chinese Religion: The Oldest Documented Religious Tradition
- 2 Five Centuries of Western Misrepresentation of Chinese Religion
- 3 Familism: The Global Context of Chinese Religion
- 4 The Theology Implicit in the Early Confucian Tradition: The Fundamental Understanding of the Meaning of Life in Chinese Culture
- 5 The Role of Possession Trance in Chinese Culture and Religion: A Comparative Overview from the Neolithic to the Present
- 6 State and Religion in China: The District Magistrate as Priest
- 7 Freedom of Religion in China: In the Past and Under the Chinese Communist Party
- 8 Why Buddhism Succeeded and Christianity Failed in China
- 9 The Theology of the Chinese Jews: A Synthesis of Judaism and Neo-Confucianism
- Epilogue: Chinese Religion Today in China and the Chinese Diaspora
- Appendix: Chronological Chart
- References
- Index
- Copyright