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A Spiritual Geography of Early Chinese Thought
Kelly James ClarkJustin Winslett
其他書名
Gods, Ancestors, and Afterlife
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022-12-29
主題Philosophy / ReligiousPhilosophy / EasternReligion / ConfucianismReligion / Philosophy
ISBN13502621969781350262195
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_rmTEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋It is widely claimed that notions of gods and religious beliefs are irrelevant or inconsequential to early Chinese (“Confucian”) moral and political thought. Rejecting the claim that religious practice plays a minimal philosophical role, Kelly James Clark and Justin Winslett offer a textual study that maps the religious terrain of early Chinese texts. They analyze the pantheon of extrahumans, from high gods to ancestor spirits, discussing their various representations, as well as examining conceptions of the afterlife and religious ritual.

Demonstrating that religious beliefs in early China are both textually endorsed and ritually embodied, this book goes on to show how gods, ancestors and afterlife are philosophically salient. The summative chapter on the role of religious ritual in moral formation shows how religion forms a complex philosophical system capable of informing moral, social, and political conditions.