Chinese religion and familism [electronic resource] : the basis of Chinese culture, society and government / Jordan Paper.

Prologue : six decades of studying Chinese religion
Chinese religion : the oldest documented religious tradition
Five centuries of the Western misrepresentation of Chinese religion
Familism : the global context of Chinese religion
The theology implicit in the early Confucian tradition : the fundamental understanding of the meaning of life in Chinese culture
The role of possession trance in Chinese culture and religion : a comparative overview from the Neolithic to the present
State and religion in China : the district magistrate as priest
Freedom of religion in China : in the past and under the Chinese Communist Party
Why Buddhism succeeded and Christianity failed in China
The theology of the Chinese Jews : a synthesis of Judaism and Neo-Confucianism
Epilogue : Chinese religion today in China and the Chinese diaspora.