num_pages: 128
description: This text provides a clear introduction to the history of religion in China and to religious practice in China and Taiwan today. Using a descriptive and original approach, Joseph Adler focuses on the four major Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and popular/folk religion. Tracing common themes, such as ancestor worship, sacrifice and divination, Adler highlights the ways in which religion has responded to and influenced political and cultural change in China.
language: English
title: Chinese Religions
titlecomplete: Chinese Religions (Religions of the World)
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Routledge