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This book discusses selected works on Chinese religion in the People's Republic of China (PRC) published since World War II. The work begins with brief overviews of religion in premodern and modern China, first by scholars in China, and then as understood by Western scholars. The bulk of the book consists of 1,005 annotated bibliographic entries--works by Chinese writers from the PRC and Western writers from East Asia, North America, and Europe. Though many entries deal with pre-1970 China, the emphasis is on the past two decades, which have been the most productive in the history of Western publications. The inclusion of some 200 entries for this time period by authors from China makes this an important work for students and scholars in contemporary Chinese religion.
List of contents
Foreword
Preface
Chronology of Dynasties and Periods
An Overview of Religion in Modern ChinaReligion as Viewed by Scholars in China
Postwar Western Views of Traditional Chinese Religion
Views of Religion by Chinese ScholarsDefinition of Religion, Theory of Religion
Religious Policy, Religious Trends
Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Daoism, Confucianism
Islam, Ethnic Religions
Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism)
Feudal Superstition, Societies, Sects, Lodges
Myths, Legends, Archaeology
Crypto-Religion
Postwar Western Views of Traditional Chinese ReligionGeneral Works
Archaic Religion, Myths, Legends, Archaeology
Biographies, Hagiographies
Religious Thought, Religious Symbols
Ritual, Ceremony
Religious Community
Religious Rebellions
Syncretic Religion, Folk Religion, Local Cults
Religious Rivalry
Religion and State, Religion and Economics
Religion and Family/Society
Religion and Ethnicity
Religion and Arts, Religion and Literature
Religion and Science/Technology, Religion and Modernization
Religious Texts
Comparative Studies
Author Index
Title Index
Subject Index
About the author
DAVID C. YU, now retired, was Professor of Religion at Maryville College in Tennessee. He is the author of
Guide to Chinese Religion (1985) and co-author of
Religions of the World (with S.V. McCasland and G.E. Cairns). He has published extensively in professional journals.
