Publisher's Synopsis
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 and artistic expression. -internal diversity and external relations. -women, family, and society. -Chinese and Japanese traditions here and now. Designed as a companion volume to the author's other volumes on Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam in this series, this book is perfect for -high school and college courses. -adult/continuing education groups. -inquiring minds. †
