Religious Culture and Violence in Traditional China

Summarizes the most important aspects of the role of violence in Chinese religious culture.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Setting the stage; 2. What is violence?; 3. The demonological substrate; 4. Messianic and millenarian traditions; 5. The enforcement of norms and social values; 6. Sacrifice and its counter-discourse; 7. Self-inflicted violence; 8. Intra-religious conflicts; Concluding comments.

Product details

• Authors: Barend Ter Haar, Barend (Universitat Hamburg) Ter Haar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108706230
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70623-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Religion and Viole; Elements in Religion and Violence
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; China, RELIGION / General, Social & cultural history, History of Religion, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Religious life and practice, Ancient religions & mythologies, Religious life & practice, East Asian religions, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Oriental Religions, sacred; revenge; Oceania; violence; reciprocity; warfare