Religious Formations and Intercultural Contacts in Early China
Of the three major doctrines (San Jiao ᶱ㓶) of China - Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism - the first is fundamentally a native product, the second is mainly a foreign importation, and the third is a fusion of indigenous and alien elements. As established doctrines or religions, the San Jiao evolved...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2012
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Dynamics in the history of religions
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Pages: 85-110 |
| Further subjects: | B
History of religion studies
B Religionswissenschaften |
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| Summary: | Of the three major doctrines (San Jiao ᶱ㓶) of China - Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism - the first is fundamentally a native product, the second is mainly a foreign importation, and the third is a fusion of indigenous and alien elements. As established doctrines or religions, the San Jiao evolved chiefly during the late classical period through the early medieval period, roughly the 2nd c. BC through the 6th c. AD. Thus it is evident that the study of the history of religion in late classical and early medieval China cannot ignore the interfusion of Sinitic and non-Sinitic elements and influences. The thesis of this paper is that the same is true for the early classical and prehistoric periods. Evidence of pre-imperial xeno-Sinitic religious exchange is presented here under four rubrics: lamb of goodness, goat of justice; magi from the west; heavenly horses; heavenly questions. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dynamics in the history of religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004225350_005 |