Handbook of the History of Religions in China II. Zhongjian Mu

5) Tibetan Buddhism in Qing

       The Continuity, Diffusion and Decline of Daoism

       1) The decline of Zhengyi 正一 Daoism or the Way of Orthodox Unity

       2) Quanzhen 全真 Daoism in Qing

       3) Daozang jiyao 道藏辑要 and new Daoist writings

       4) The continued diffusion of Daoism in the Chinese society

       Popular Religions in Qing

       1) The Ba’gua 八卦 (Eight-Trigram) Sect

       2) Popular religions in the late Qing

       The Growth of Islam in Qing

       1) Chinese Tariqas

       2) Chinese translations of Islamic writings

       3) Chinese translations of the Koran

       Christianity in Qing

       1) A great progress of missionary work in the early Qing

       2) The Controversy of Rites and the change of Kangxi’s policy on Catholicism

       3) Stricter bans on Catholicism and missionary incidents in three reigns

       4) Christianity in the late Qing

       5) Christianity in the early modern China: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

       Chapter Ten Religions in the Republican China (1912–1949)

       An Overview

       The Resuscitation and Reformation of Buddhism

       1) The efforts to modernize Buddhist organization

       2) The efforts to modernize Buddhist activities

       3) The Grotto of Storing Scriptures in Dunhuang 敦煌

       4) Buddhist gurus in modern China

       5) Prominent Buddhist scholars’ remarkable achievements

       6) Tibetan Buddhism in Republican China

       The Fall and Rehabilitation of Daoism in Republican China

       1) Political situations and the fate of Daoism

       2) Efforts to rehabilitate Daoism

       3) The rise of secular scholars’ studies of Daoism

       New Growth of Islam in the Republican China

       1) The birth and growth of Islamic social organizations

       2) The vivid development of Islamic scholarship and culture

       3) Eminent Chinese Muslim scholars and their contributions

       4) Yang Zenxin 杨增新 (1864–1928) and Xinjiang

       Rapid Growth of Christianity and its influence in Chinese society

       1) The internal and external conditions for the rapid growth of Christianity

       2) The growth of Christian orders

       3) Christianity and Republican politics

       4) Contributions Christianity made to Chinese society

Preface

      Overall Description

      Digging into the long history of China, this highly-acclaimed book investigates a variety of religions in a comprehensive and systematic way. These religions include: primitive religions and worship; archaic patriarchal religions; traditional Daoism; popular religions; and non-indigenous religions such as Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Furthermore, the book discusses in detail the origin, growth, introduction—as well as dissemination—of religions in China. With insightful analysis, the two authors illuminate sects, doctrines, rituals and disciplines of Chinese religions, along with exchanges and interactions between religions, thoughts and cultures. To put it in a nutshell, this revised two-volume General History of Religions in China pulls together vast knowledge and understanding of the cultural roots, characteristics and impact of religions throughout Chinese history.

About the authors

      Professor Mou Zhongjian 牟钟鉴 was born in 1939 in Yantai, a beautiful coastal city of Shandong Province. He studied in the Department of Philosophy at the prestigious Peking University. He devoted himself to the history of Chinese philosophy and was awarded his Master of Arts degree. Then, he spent more than 20 years (1966–1987) at the Institute of World Religions at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), where his research focused on the Chinese philosophy and religions. In November 1987, he began teaching at Minzu University of China (i.e. Central University for Nationalities). Mr. Mou has been appointed to the highest level of professorship and is responsible for supervising Ph.D. programs in the University’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. He has been rewarded with prestigious titles such as the National Outstanding Teacher Award. Prof. Mou’s major publications include: