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Chinese

Chinese Buddhist and popular devotion, salvationist scripture, body-cultivation writing, and source-facing translations in the Good Works Library.

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Texts

GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Chinese shelf.Introduction to Chinese ReligionA source-rich introduction to Chinese religion as a grammar of relation: ancestors, Heaven, state rite, gods, ghosts, the Three Teachings, popular practice, redemptive societies, body cultivation, and the present Good Works Chinese shelf.Reader's Guide to ChineseA reader guide to the Chinese shelf in the Good Works Library.
Buddhist and Popular Devotion1 page

Chinese Buddhist narrative, devotional, ritual, and popular-performance texts, including the precious-scroll tradition.

Folklore3 pages

Chinese folklore studies and collections preserved with compiler, colonial, source-community, and illustration boundaries made explicit.

Martial Arts and Body Cultivation16 pages

Chinese martial arts, standing practice, health-preservation, and body-cultivation texts.

Religious History1 page

Historical studies of Chinese religious history, ritual, institutions, and traditions, read alongside Chinese sources and living communities.

Salvationist and Sectarian Traditions2 pages

Luodao scriptures and related Salvationist or sectarian Chinese religious texts.