East Asian religions

This book questions whether temples and Daoism are two independent aspects of modern Chinese religion or if they are indissolubly linked.

This book explores the use of Confucianism by the Chinese Communist Party in its assertion of political legitimacy.

This ground-breaking handbook provides multi-disciplinary insight into Chinese morality, cognition and emotion by collecting in one place a comprehensive collection of essays focused on Chinese morality by world-leading experts from more than a dozen different academic fields of study.

The Third Birth of Confucius deals with the Chinese sage and philosopher Confucius and his philosophical and politico-cultural legacies.

This volume contains nine chapters of translation, by a range of leading scholars, focusing on core themes in the philosophy of Zhu Xi (1130-1200), one of the most influential Chinese thinkers of the later Confucian tradition.

How can philosophy of religion become more diverse in content and method?

During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized.

Despite the popularity of sport in contemporary China, the practice of physical education is not indigenous to its culture.

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This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work.

The Tao Is Silent is Raymond Smullyan’s beguiling and whimsical guide to the meaning and value of eastern philosophy to westerners.

It is widely claimed that notions of gods and religious beliefs are irrelevant or inconsequential to early Chinese ( Confucian ) moral and political thought.

The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities.

Japanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented, represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet.

A fundamental Taoist practice for enhancing and utilizing chi*; Includes breathing and movement exercises to promote vitality and healing through the cultivation of chi in the tan tien and perineum areas*; Presents the foundational exercises that are essential for more advanced practices such as Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic HealingTan Tien Chi Kung is the art of cultivating and condensing chi in the lower abdomen--the tan tien--the fundamental power storehouse of the body.

This 1750 text, written by a Catholic missionary in Tonkin, is the earliest known systematic first-hand account of Vietnamese religious practice, including chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, the worship of spirits, magicians, fortune tellers and diviners, and Christianity in the region.

Here is the haunting story of the great female poet Hung Tu, who flourished in the ninth century during one of the great periods of Chinese literature.

Konfuzius, einer der bedeutendsten Denker der Menschheitsgeschichte, hinterließ nicht nur eine bleibende Spur in der chinesischen Philosophie, sondern prägte das gesellschaftliche und politische Leben Chinas über Jahrtausende hinweg.

This book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation.

The art of connecting with, feeling and adjusting the energy body using the consciousness is a key aspect of Nei Gong and Qi Gong.

This book debates the values and ideals of Confucian politics-harmony, virtue, freedom, justice, order-and what these ideals mean for Confucian political philosophy today.

At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao).

This translation presents Daoisms basic text in highly readable contemporary English.

Is Confucianism a religion?

Renowned scholar Alfred Bloom presents the life and teachings of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin (or Pure Land) Buddhism, the most populist form of Buddhism in Japan, drawing extensively on the writings of this influential Japanese religious reformer.

In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects.

With over four million copies in print, Paramahansa Yogananda's autobiography has served as a gateway into yoga and alternative spirituality for North American practitioners since 1946.

Scholars from several fields tell the story of the Hajj and explain its significance as one of the key events in the Muslim religious calendar.

Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor, 1587 is set in the Hanlin Academy in Ming dynasty China.

Before the westernisation of Japan, mythological events were treated as national history.

A syncretistic and millenarian religious movement, the Yiguandao (Way of Pervading Unity) was one of the major redemptive societies of Republican China.

In Japan verschmelzen Shintoismus und Buddhismus zu einem faszinierenden und einzigartigen Glaubenssystem, das die japanische Kultur und Spiritualität seit Jahrhunderten prägt.

The philosophy of Buddhism, originating in India, has undergone considerable changes in its adoption in the Far East.

Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong is a uniquely classical practice designed to bolster our health, activate our inner life power, and deepen our spiritual connection to universal energy.

Among Chinese religious sites, Mount Putuo, the "e;Island of Guanyin,"e; stands out as a fascinating embodiment of China's vibrant Buddhist tradition.

An exploration of the creativity of the human mind in art, poetry, film and television, and in prose theological writing.

This book, the first English translation of what many consider to be the most original work of Chinese philosophy produced in the twentieth century, draws from Buddhist and Confucian philosophy to develop a critical inquiry into the relation between the ontological and the phenomenal.

The intellectual legacy of Confucianism has loomed large in efforts to understand China's past, present, and future.

Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field.

The Daode jing ("e;Book of the Dao and Its Virtue"e;) is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy.

Proposes an epistemological strategy to resolve controversial issues in the indigenous psychology (IP) movement.

Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), a Ming loyalist, was forced to find solutions for both cultural and political crises of his time.

An ancient classic that can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.

This book explores how beliefs and practices have shaped the interactions between different ethnic groups in Western Hunan, as well as considering how religious life has adapted to the challenges of modern Chinese history.

Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the study of Daoism especially in Japan, China and the West, with a new generation of scholars broadening our understanding of the religion.

This book explores the single Chinese concept and practice of "e;shaping the mind through education"e;-jiaohua-from multi-disciplinary perspectives, with a view to furthering the understanding of jiaohua, and of China more broadly.

This is a collection of writings about the spiritual meeting of East and West in the modern world including articles by the Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley.

This book is the first scholarly study of the famous Jesuit Chinese children's primer, the Four Character Classic, written by Giulio Aleni (1582-1649) while living in Fujian, China.