REL 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Daozang, Shang Dynasty, White Cloud Temple
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Ch. 7 the names daoism and confucianism10/22/2016 8:29:00 am. More coherent system than daosim influence spread to taiwan, jorea, vietnam, malaysia, and. Daoism: grew out of various religious and philosophical traditions in ancient. China including shamanism and belief in the ancient gods and spirits influence in china and taiwan. Similar: have and have been affected by chinese culture. Differ: have competing formal traditions in china, with 2 views of the way and how to live in it. Daoism and confucianism today as shaped by their past. Oracle bones bones of animals inscribed w/ writing and used to foretell the future and maintain good connections w/ancestral spirits and nature spirits. Feng shui wind-water ; positioning of objs. to maximize the good effects of the flow of energy. Jing the final contribution of the shang period; writing of religious books that would become scriptures or classics .
