101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto

by John Renard

101 Questions & Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto packs a great deal of information about three major East Asian faith communities--Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto---into a series of brief, thematically arranged sections, all in the popular question and answer format. Major areas include: --origins and early sources. --spread and development. --doctrines and practices. --authority, law, and ethics. --spirituality and popular piety. --religion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809140918
• ISBN13: 9780809140916
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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In "101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto" author John Renard organizes the 101 questions into nine different sections. These nine sections are Beginnings and Early Sources, Development and Spread, Doctrines and Practices, Authority, Law, and Ethics, Spirituality and Popular Piety, Religion and Artistic Expression, Internal Diversity and External Relations, Women, Family, and Society, and Chinese and Japanese Traditions Here and Now. The author does an excellent job of bringing the reader a basic understanding of each tradition using a Frequently Asked Questions format. The answers are well thought out and well written so they are as clear as possible. If you are looking for a basic understanding of any or all of these traditions and how they are both similar and different you can't go wrong with this book. "101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto" is a recommended read.