A Spiritual Geography of Early Chinese Thought: Gods, Ancestors, and Afterlife (Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy of Religion) by Kelly James Clark, Justin Winslett
English | January 26th, 2023 | ISBN: 135026217X | 232 pages | True EPUB | 16.10 MB
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.