REL 234: Chinese Religious Traditions
REL 234: Chinese Religious Traditions: Getting Started
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Oxford Bibliographies Online - Chinese Studies
A research guide combining features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.
Oxford Bibliographies Online is a different kind of resource. Like a subject encyclopedia, it provides overviews written by scholars, but like a subject database, it then also includes extensive annotated bibliographies.
Collins Library subscribes to several of the Oxford Bibliographies, including the one for Chinese Studies. The Chinese Studies edition includes an section on Chinese religions.
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Subject Encyclopedias for Chinese Religions
You can use subject encyclopedias at the beginning of the research process to:
Identify concepts and terms (including alternative spellings) to use in your searches
Find out what the major scholarly interpretations are
Better understand the parameters of your topic
See what sources other scholars recommend that you consult
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions by Randall L. Nadeau (Editor)
Call Number: Click on the title above for online access.
Covers the main Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism as well as Christianity and Islam. Features a unique organizational structure, with groups of readings focused on historical, traditions-based, and topical elements of Chinese religion Explores a number of contemporary religious topics, including gender, nature, asceticism, material culture, and gods and spirits.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell (Editor)
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This encyclopedia describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects. In addition to containing entries on Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, saints, demons, monastic orders, festivals, rites and ceremonies, it also explores the history of Buddhism, the different forms it has taken in different parts of the world, and how Buddhism has blended with other religions like Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism and Christianity.
Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy by Antonio S. Cua (Editor)
Call Number: B126 .E496 2002 Reference (first floor of library)
Includes a thorough survey of the history of Chinese philosophy; entries on all major thinkers from Confucius to Mou Zongsan; essential topics such as aesthetics, moral philosophy, philosophy of government, and philosophy of literature; surveys of Confucianism in all historical periods (Zhou, Han, Tang, and onward) and in key regions outside China; schools of thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and Chinese Buddhism; trends in contemporary Chinese philosophy, and more.
Encyclopedia of Modern China by David Pong
Covers the history of China from 1644 to the early 21st century.
Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. by Lindsay Jones (Editor)
Excellent, extensive entries on multiple aspects of Chinese religious history and experiences.
The Encyclopedia of Taoism by Fabrizio Pregadio (Editor)
Call Number: BL1920 .E539 2008 v.1-2 Reference (first floor of the library)
Provides comprehensive coverage of Taoist religion, thought and history, reflecting the current state of Taoist scholarship.
The Encylcopedia of Confucianism by Xinzhong Yao (Editor)
Call Number: BL1840 .R68 2003 v.1-2
Covers Confucianism as a whole, with entries on its history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on the new thinking taking place in China and other Eastern Asian countries.
Mythologies by Yves Bonnefoy (Editor); Wendy Doniger (Translator)
Call Number: BL311 .D513 1991, v. 1-2, Reference (first floor of library)
Considered one of the best surveys of world mythology available. Chinese mythology is covered in volume 2.
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