Early Chinese religion. / Part two, : The period of division (220-589 AD) / edited by John Lagerwey and Lu Pengzhi.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental studies. Section four : China, v. 21-2
• TeilnehmendeR: Lagerwey, John.; Pengzhi, Lu.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. China ; v. 21-2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1584 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; State Religious Ceremonies /; Borrowing Legitimacy from the Dead: The Confucianization of Ancestral Worship /; State Religious Policy /; Shamans and Politics /; The Return of the State: On the Significance of Buddhist Epigraphy and its Geographic Distribution /; Seekers of Transcendence and their Communities in this World (Pre-350 AD) /; Community and Daily Life in the Early Daoist Church /; Daoist Stelae of the Northern Dynasties /; Buddhist Monasticism /; Classification, Layout, and Iconography of Buddhist Cave Temples and Monasteries /; Translations, Apocrypha, and the Emergence of the Buddhist Canon /; The Revelation and Classification of Daoist Scriptures /; Buddhism and Literature /; Daoist Verse and the Quest of the Divine /; Religious Beliefs as Reflected in the Funerary Record /; Images and Ritual Treatment of Dangerous Spirits /; The Buddhist Pantheon /; Daoist Pantheons /; Buddhist Rituals /; Daoist Rituals /; Buddhist Sacred Geography /; Daoist Sacred Geography /; List of Authors /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283061414; 9786613061416; 904742929X
• ISSN: 0169-9520
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by John Lagerwey and Lu Pengzhi.

After the Warring States, treated in Part One of this set, there is no more fecund era in Chinese religious and cultural history than the period of division (220-589 AD). During it, Buddhism conquered China, Daoism grew into a mature religion with independent institutions, and, together with Confucianism, these three teachings, having each won its share of state recognition and support, formed a united front against shamanism. While all four religions are covered, Buddhism and Daoism receive special attention in a series of parallel chapters on their pantheons, rituals, sacred geography, community organization, canon formation, impact on literature, and recent archaeological discoveries. This multi-disciplinary approach, without ignoring philosophical and theological issues, brings into sharp focus the social and historical matrices of Chinese religion.