Meaning and Controversy within Chinese Ancestor Religion
Chinese practices related to ancestors have long been the subject of conflicting interpretations. These practices are rooted in the lived experience of practitioners, and therefore need be considered as embodied expressions of the quest for existential meaning. For practitioners, the achievement of...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Palgrave Macmillan
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Asian Christianity in the Diaspora
SpringerLink Bücher Springer eBook Collection Religion and Philosophy |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Ancestor cult
/ Ritual
/ Cult of the dead
/ Comparison of religions
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Rites and ceremonies
China
B Religious Studies B China History B Religion B Ethnology Asia B Religions B Ancestor worship China |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Printed edition: 9783319705231 |