Book description
Comprising the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary research on the study
of Chinese religious beliefs and cultural practices, this volume
explores the rich and complex religious and philosophical traditions
that have developed and flourished in one of the world's oldest civilizations.
- Covers the main Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and
Buddhism as well as Christianity and Islam
- Features a unique organizational structure, with groups of
readings focused on historical, traditions-based, and topical
elements of Chinese religion
- Explores a number of contemporary religious topics, including
gender, nature, asceticism, material culture, and gods and spirits
- Brings together a team of authors who are experts in their
sub-fields, providing readers with the latest research in a rapidly
growing discipline
Randall L. Nadeau
is Chair of the Department of Religion and Professor of East Asian
Religions at Trinity University, Texas. He has published widely on such
topics as popular religious literature, deity cults, and folk religion
in both China and Japan, as well as methodology in the study of
religion, especially Buddhism and popular religious movements.
