num_pages: 230
description: A general introduction to the development of religious ideas in China from 1000 BCE to the present day. The history of religion in China is marked by a succession of men distinguished for their learning, piety &amp; devotion, men who preferred martyrdom to the betrayal of conscience, men of outstanding missionary fervor, men who for the sake of religion took the long &amp; perilous pilgrimage to India, men who gave up family &amp; fortune to pursue the religious life. Index, notes, bibliography, Chinese glossary, list of classical quotations. 12 pages of b/w plates.
language: English
title: Chinese Religions from 1000 B.C. to the Present Day
titlecomplete: Chinese Religions from 1000 B.C. to the Present Day
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publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston (NY/Chicago/SanFrancisco)