Religions of Ancient China

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Herbert Allen Giles (1845 –1935), a British diplomat and sinologist, offers an inquiry into the two Chinese religions which are closely interwoven with each other. The book contains a lot of information concerning ancient faith - theory of universe and ancient cosmogony, ancestral worship, religious dances, divination; offers a look at Confucianism, human sacrifices, posthumous honors of Confucius, Daoism, traces of mysticism, materialism. The author touches upon Buddhism, other religions, and the conflict of faiths.
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