Religious Studies Outline

Author: Zhang Zhigang
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The publication of this textbook represents a new achievement in the construction of the religious studies discipline in China over the past two decades. Its publication will undoubtedly attract the attention of the national academic community of religious studies and religious departments, making everyone's eyes light up. This book has a clear feature and advantage: the authors of each chapter, such as Professor Fang Litian, Professor Mou Zhongjian, Professor Jin Yiji, and Professor Zhuo Xinping, are authoritative scholars in this field in China. They have made outstanding academic contributions in their respective fields, and the chapters they have written undoubtedly reflect the current high level of religious studies in China. This textbook is composed of three parts: "Religious History Research," "Religious Studies Research," and "Contemporary Chinese Religious Studies." This structural arrangement is mainly designed to suit the "Chinese context of religious teaching and research." First, from the teaching plans of religious studies majors in universities both domestically and internationally, it is generally required to take an introductory or general course first. The problem is that most students still lack comprehensive and systematic knowledge of religious history, making the content of Part I indispensable. This section introduces historical background knowledge by first-class domestic experts and scholars, which not only helps beginners step into the field of religious studies but is also a rare "reference outline" even for scholars or teachers in the field or researchers in related disciplines.