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Excerpt from The Religious System of China, Vol. 6: Its Ancient Forms, Evolution, History and Present Aspect; Manners, Custom and Social Institutions Connected Therewith; Book II, on the Soul and Ancestral Worship; Part IV, the War Against Spectres; Part V, the Priesthood of Animism
I now arrive at an important point in the extensive task which I have imposed upon myself. Having given in the preceding volumes a picture of the basis of the Religious System of China, definable as I have now to undertake the description of the structure which in course of ages has arisen on that basis. Animism evidently was actually the, Religion of China in the dawn of her history; it still is the fundamental and principal part of her Religion at present.
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I now arrive at an important point in the extensive task which I have imposed upon myself. Having given in the preceding volumes a picture of the basis of the Religious System of China, definable as I have now to undertake the description of the structure which in course of ages has arisen on that basis. Animism evidently was actually the, Religion of China in the dawn of her history; it still is the fundamental and principal part of her Religion at present.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - J. J. M. De Groot
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780656258253
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 449
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ISBN - 9781333862978
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 451
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