Hardcover: viii, 814 pages
Publisher: BRILL, 2009
After the Warring States, treated in Part One of this set, there is no more fecund era in Chinese religious and cultural history than the period of division (220-589 AD). During it, Buddhism conquered China, Daoism grew into a mature religion with independent institutions, and, together with Confucianism, these three teachings, having each won its share of state recognition and support, formed a united front against shamanism.
While all four religions are covered, Buddhism and Daoism receive special attention in a series of parallel chapters on their pantheons, rituals, sacred geography, community organization, canon formation, impact on literature, and recent archaeological discoveries. This multi-disciplinary approach, without ignoring philosophical and theological issues, brings into sharp focus the social and historical matrices of Chinese religion.
Contents:
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Translations, apocrypha, and the emergence of the Buddhist canon SYLVIE HUREAU
The revelation and classification of Daoist sc
literature
Buddhism and literature FRANCOIS MARTIN
Daoist verse and the quest of the divine PAUL W. KROLL
spirits
Religious beliefs as reflected in the funerary record BAI BIN
Images and ritual treatment of dangerous spirits MU-CHOU Poo
The Buddhist pantheon Hou XUDONG
Daoist pantheons STEPHEN R. BOKENKAMP
rituals
Buddhist rituals SYLVIE HUREAU
Daoist rituals LO PENGZHI
geography
Buddhist sacred geography JAMES ROBSON
Daoist sacred geography GIL RAZ
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The Early Chinese Religion series consists of two parts, each part is in two volumes.
Part I is here: https://theoccult.bz/details.php?id=36787
Does anybody have 1st volume of the 2nd part?
MsSVig