Chinese Religion and Familism: The Basis of Chinese Culture, Society, and Government

by Jordan Paper

Reflecting on over half a century of study on Chinese culture, Jordan Paper explores new ways of approaching religion in China. Moving away from using Christianity as a model for examination, which has led to considerable misunderstandings between China and the West, Paper instead applies the paradigm of Familism to Chinese religion. By looking through the lens of Familism, which emphasises the importance of the family unit, Paper argues that we...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350103608
• ISBN13: 9781350103603
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"