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Confucianism and the definition of religion
I’ve noted before that defining religion is difficult. Simple definitions (such as belief in gods) tend to either exclude some religions (such as Buddhism), or include things that most people don’t consider to be a religion (such as constitutional law or … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Analects, Anthropology, Axial Age, Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, Confucius, History, Mencius, Religion, Sociology, Zhou dynasty
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