{"product_id":"chinese-religion-an-anthology-of-sources-9780195088953","title":"Chinese Religion: An Anthology of Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries  westerners have referred to Chinas numerous traditions of spiritual expression as \"religious\"--a word born of western thought that cannot completely characterize the passionate writing that fills the pages of this pathbreaking anthology. The first of its kind in well over thirty years  this text offers the student of Chinese ritual and cosmology the broadest range of primary sources from antiquity to the modern era. Readings are arranged chronologically and cover such concepts as Taoism  Confucianism  Buddhism  and even communism. A large number of the selections concern the role of the female in Chinese religion  and are either by or about women. Through invocations  poetry  drama  philosophical texts  religious treatises  and modern fiction  students hear the voices of numerous Chinese masters expounding on the movements and traditions that inspired them: the mysterious Tao-te ching of Lao Tzu  cloaked in the mists of deepest antiquity; the Analects of stately  reverent Confucius; \"Nailing a Stick into Empty Space \" from The Recorded Conversations of Chan Master I-hsuan  and many others  including the work of Mencius  Pan Chao  Han Shan  Chang Tsai  Wang Yang-ming  Lu Hsun  and Mao Tse-tung. Fully one third of the translations are new  and each reading is preceded by an introduction that explains its importance and salient features. Complete with a helpful chronology of dynasties and list of possible video sources  this remarkable volume collects under one cover the most significant and influential works of Chinas dynamic spiritual tradition  making a fundamental contribution to courses in Chinese religion  literature  and history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648195485749,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195088956","price":40.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195088953.jpg?v=1781712401","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/chinese-religion-an-anthology-of-sources-9780195088953","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}