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Handbook of the history of religions in china ii [electronic resource] : from the liao dynasty until the republican era / Zhongjian Mu and Jian Zhan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00820827 | Recorded BooksPublication details: [S.l.] : Ibidem Press, 2020.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9783838274676
  • 3838274679
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 290
LOC classification:
  • BL1803
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- About the authors -- About the translator -- Major Dynasties in Chinese History -- Chapter Six. Religions in Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties and Western Xia (the Tangut Empire) -- An Overview -- Primitive Religions and Flourishing Buddhism in Liao -- 1) Traditional Khitan beliefs and the tendency of Sinicization -- 2) The prevalence of Buddhism and its characteristics -- Religions in Song Dynasties: Syncretism and Evolution -- 1) Revising and perfecting the sacrificial codes applicable to the state religion
2) The equal importance of meditation and doctrine in Buddhist practice and the syncretism of Buddhism and Confucianism -- 3) Thriving Daoism -- 4) Manichaeism, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism -- Religions in Jin dynasty -- 1) Conventional customs of the Jurchen people and the creation of institutions with respect to the Jurchen state religion -- 2) The growing popularity of Buddhism -- 3) The emergence and growth of new Daoist schools in areas north of the Yellow River -- Religions in the Western Xia Dynasty -- 1) Primitive sorcery and the cult of spirits
2) The introduction and growth of Buddhism -- 3) The Tangut Tripitaka and its significance -- The second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet and the formation of Buddhist sects -- 1) Well-known Buddhist figures and their contributions in the Houhong (Second Diffusion) Period -- 2) Sects of Tibetan Buddhism and their theories -- Chapter Seven. Religions in Yuan Dynasty: A Boom in Faith -- An Overview -- The Reconstruction and Characteristics of Official Religious Rituals -- 1) The grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven -- 2) The (Royal) Ancestral Temple
3) The Imperial shrine for Earth and Grain gods -- 4) The Imperial ceremony advocating the Kingship of Confucius -- 5) Offering sacrifices to gods of mountain, river and sea -- 6) Traditional Mongol customs -- The development of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism and the practice of the "Imperial Preceptor" -- 1) The Mongol aristocrats' adoration of Buddhism -- 2) The development and administration of Buddhism in Yuan -- 3) The unique practice of the Imperial Preceptor in Yuan -- 4) The growth of Buddhist sects in the Central Plains -- 5) Buddhism and Yuan culture
The Introduction and Growth of Theravada Buddhism in Yunnan -- 1) The introduction of Theravada Buddhism into Yunnan -- 2) Theories and sutras of Theravada Buddhism -- 3) The sects, monastic hierarchy and monasteries in Theravada Buddhism -- 4) Theravada Buddhism and the Dai society -- The Prevalence and Popularity of All Truth Daoism in the Lower Reaches of Yangtze River -- 1) Qiu Chuji and the rise and fall of All Truth Daoism -- 2) The flourishing Way of Orthodox Unity in the lower reaches of Yangtze River
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2751062

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Intro -- Preface -- About the authors -- About the translator -- Major Dynasties in Chinese History -- Chapter Six. Religions in Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties and Western Xia (the Tangut Empire) -- An Overview -- Primitive Religions and Flourishing Buddhism in Liao -- 1) Traditional Khitan beliefs and the tendency of Sinicization -- 2) The prevalence of Buddhism and its characteristics -- Religions in Song Dynasties: Syncretism and Evolution -- 1) Revising and perfecting the sacrificial codes applicable to the state religion

2) The equal importance of meditation and doctrine in Buddhist practice and the syncretism of Buddhism and Confucianism -- 3) Thriving Daoism -- 4) Manichaeism, Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism -- Religions in Jin dynasty -- 1) Conventional customs of the Jurchen people and the creation of institutions with respect to the Jurchen state religion -- 2) The growing popularity of Buddhism -- 3) The emergence and growth of new Daoist schools in areas north of the Yellow River -- Religions in the Western Xia Dynasty -- 1) Primitive sorcery and the cult of spirits

2) The introduction and growth of Buddhism -- 3) The Tangut Tripitaka and its significance -- The second diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet and the formation of Buddhist sects -- 1) Well-known Buddhist figures and their contributions in the Houhong (Second Diffusion) Period -- 2) Sects of Tibetan Buddhism and their theories -- Chapter Seven. Religions in Yuan Dynasty: A Boom in Faith -- An Overview -- The Reconstruction and Characteristics of Official Religious Rituals -- 1) The grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven -- 2) The (Royal) Ancestral Temple

3) The Imperial shrine for Earth and Grain gods -- 4) The Imperial ceremony advocating the Kingship of Confucius -- 5) Offering sacrifices to gods of mountain, river and sea -- 6) Traditional Mongol customs -- The development of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism and the practice of the "Imperial Preceptor" -- 1) The Mongol aristocrats' adoration of Buddhism -- 2) The development and administration of Buddhism in Yuan -- 3) The unique practice of the Imperial Preceptor in Yuan -- 4) The growth of Buddhist sects in the Central Plains -- 5) Buddhism and Yuan culture

The Introduction and Growth of Theravada Buddhism in Yunnan -- 1) The introduction of Theravada Buddhism into Yunnan -- 2) Theories and sutras of Theravada Buddhism -- 3) The sects, monastic hierarchy and monasteries in Theravada Buddhism -- 4) Theravada Buddhism and the Dai society -- The Prevalence and Popularity of All Truth Daoism in the Lower Reaches of Yangtze River -- 1) Qiu Chuji and the rise and fall of All Truth Daoism -- 2) The flourishing Way of Orthodox Unity in the lower reaches of Yangtze River