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  • Lord of the Three in One

    The Spread of a Cult in Southeast China

    by Kenneth Dean ...
    An illuminating account of the steadfast resilience of rural popular culture in post-Mao ChinaLin Zhao’en (1517–1598) set out to popularize Confucianism by combining Confucian studies with Daoist inner alchemical techniques and Buddhist Chan philosophy into something he called the Three in One Teachings. Despite periods of clandestine activity since its inception, the Three in One cult has ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • We Are One

    by Dean Kenneth ...
    Dean Kenneth takes us on a journey through growing up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, to experiencing relationships and loss, to enhancing his passion for life. An eternal optimism permeates his poetry. Life is a journey as we discover who we are. We are in this world together. We all have great gifts to contribute. "We Are One". ... Read more

    $6.49 CAD

  • The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia

    Edited by Kenneth Dean, Peter van der Veer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West. Its authors highlight that terms like ‘secular’, ‘secularization’, and ‘secularism’ do not carry the same meanings in the very different historical and cultural contexts of Asia. Critiquing Charles Taylor’s ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

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  • Lives of Confucius

    Civilization's Greatest Sage Through the Ages

    by Michael Nylan, Thomas Wilson ...
    Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriateness in social relationships. In time these values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Great Civilized Conversation

    Education for a World Community

    by Wm. Theodore De Bary ...
    Having spent decades teaching and researching the humanities, Wm. Theodore de Bary is well positioned to speak on its merits and reform. Believing a classical liberal education is more necessary than ever, he outlines in these essays a plan to update existing core curricula by incorporating classics from both Eastern and Western traditions, thereby bringing the philosophy and moral values of Asian ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions

    Edited by Randall L. Nadeau ...
    Series Book 82 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
    Comprising the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary research on the study of Chinese religious beliefs and cultural practices, this volume explores the rich and complex religious and philosophical traditions that have developed and flourished in one of the world's oldest civilizations.Covers the main Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism as well as Christianity and IslamFeatures a ... Read more

    $248.99 CAD

  • Sacred Economies

    Buddhist Monasticism and Territoriality in Medieval China

    by Michael Walsh ...
    Series series The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
    Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of socioeconomic spaces produced and perpetuated by Chinese monasteries, Michael J. Walsh reveals the ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Recovering Buddhism in Modern China

    Edited by Jan Kiely, J. Brooks Jessup ...
    Series series The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies
    Modern Chinese history told from a Buddhist perspective restores the vibrant, creative role of religion in postimperial China. It shows how urban Buddhist elites jockeyed for cultural dominance in the early Republican era, how Buddhist intellectuals reckoned with science, and how Buddhist media contributed to modern print cultures. It recognizes the political importance of sacred Buddhist relics ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Daoism

    A Beginner's Guide

    by James Miller ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    From T’ai Chi to the Ming Dynasty, this is an engrossing guide to the elusive Chinese tradition of Daoism.Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to 21st century T’ai Chi and meditation. Complete with a timeline of Daoist history and a full glossary, Daoism: A Beginner's Guide will prove invaluable not ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Confucius

    And the World He Created

    by Michael Schuman ...
    Confucius is perhaps the most important philosopher in history. Today, his teachings shape the daily lives of more than 1.6 billion people. Throughout East Asia, Confucius's influence can be seen in everything from business practices and family relationships to educational standards and government policies. Even as western ideas from Christianity to Communism have bombarded the region, Confucius's ... Read more

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  • A Small Collection of Poems From the Past

    poems from a scared little girl

    by Lydie Celarie ...
    A collection of poems I have kept since I was 13-17 years old. They're all varying in different subjects but mostly it's about what I imagine certain things must have been like. ... Read more

    $6.87 CAD

  • An Introduction to Feng Shui

    by Ole Bruun ...
    Series series Introduction to Religion
    Feng Shui has been known in the West for the last 150 years but has mostly been regarded as a primitive superstition. During the modern period successive regimes in China have suppressed its practice. However, in the last few decades Feng Shui has become a global spiritual movement with professional associations, thousands of titles published on the subject, countless websites devoted to it and ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD