Chinese religious art /

"Chinese Religious Art is a broad survey of the origins and development of the various forms of artistic expression of Chinese religions. The study begins with an overview of ancient archaeology in order to identify nascent religious ideologies in various Neolithic Cultures and early Chinese hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Karetzky, Patricia Eichenbaum, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Subjects:	Art, Chinese. Confucian art > China. Taoist art > China. Buddhist art > China.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: The Beginnings of Chinese Religious Art
Chapter 1: Neolithic Period to Shang Dynasty
Chapter 2: Ceremonial Art of the Zhou Dynasty
Chapter 3: The Religious Art of the Chu Culture
Chapter 4: The First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi
Part 2: Confucian Art
Chapter 5: The Development of Confucianism in the Han (206 BCE -220 CE)
Chapter 6: Confucian Art in Medieval China- Six Dynasties to Song Dynasty ( 221-1279)
Chapter 7: Confucian Art -Yuan to Qing Dynasties (1279-1911)
Chapter 8: Confucian Temples
Part 3: Daoist Art
Chapter 9: Daoist Art of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE -220 CE)
Chapter 10: Daoist Art of the Medieval Period-Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1279)
Chapter 11: Daoist Art of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1279-1912)
Chapter 12: Daoist Ritual and Temples
Part 4: Buddhist Art
Chapter 13: Early Buddhist Chinese Art (386-618)
Chapter 14: Buddhist Art of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Chapter 15: Later Buddhist Art (Song- Qing Dynasties (960-1912)
Chapter 16: Buddhist Temples.