Chinese Religion and Society (2 volumes)
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Published: September 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 960
ISBN-13: 9789629961237
Subjects: Cultural studies; Religion & Beliefs; Religion; Religion - Socialissues; China; Asia - General; General; Journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; Religion, Politics & State
First sentence: The outstanding British historian of Chinese science, Joseph Needham (1900-1995) in the first volumes of his Science and Civilisation in China published in 1950s suggested that Taoism played a crucial role in the development of science in China: [Confucians'] contribution to science was almost wholly negative.... [The Taoists'] ... speculations about, and insights into, Nature, fully equalled pre-Aristotelian Greek thought, and lie at the basis of all Chinese science.