101 Questions & Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto

101 Questions & Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto packs a great deal of information about three major East Asian faith communities-Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto--into a series of brief, thematically arranged sections, all in the popular question and answer format.Major areas include:-origins and early sources.-spread and development.-doctrines and practices.-authority, law, and ethics.-spirituality and popular piety.-religion and artistic expression.-internal diversity and external relations.-women, family, and society.-Chinese and Japanese traditions here and now.Designed as a companion volume to the author's other volumes on Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam in this series, this book is perfect for-high school and college courses.-adult/continuing education groups.-inquiring minds.