Religion in Chinese Society: A Study of Contemporary Social Functions of Religion and Some of Their Historical Factors |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
RELIGION IN THE INTEGRATION OF THE FAMILY | 28 |
RELIGION IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROUPS | 58 |
COMMUNAL ASPECTS OF POPULAR CULTS | 81 |
POLITICAL ROLE OF CHINESE RELIGION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 104 |
OPERATION OF THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN | 127 |
GUIDANCE BY THE WAY OF THE GODS | 144 |
STATE CONTROL OF RELIGION | 180 |
RELIGION AND THE TRADITIONAL MORAL ORDER | 278 |
DIFFUSED AND INSTITUTIONAL RELIGION IN CHINESE SOCIETY | 294 |
THE CHANGING ROLE OF RELIGION IN PRECOMMUNIST CHINESE SOCIETY | 341 |
COMMUNISM AS A NEW FAITH | 378 |
NOTES | 405 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 423 |
Functional Classification of Major Temples | 436 |
Alphabetical List of Temple Names | 452 |
RELIGION AND POLITICAL REBELLION | 218 |
RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF CONFUCIANISM IN ITS DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE | 244 |
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