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Religions of Ancient China by Herbert A. Giles is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The ancient Chinese are said to have three doctrines: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, with Christianity and Islam arriving only in the 7th century A.D. Laozi, according to tradition, was the 6th century B.C. Chinese philosopher who wrote the Tao Te Ching of Taoism. Confucius (551-479) taught morality. His philosophy became important during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.220). Herbert A Giles (1845-1935), a British Sinologist who modified the Roman version of Chinese characters, says although
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Herbert A. Giles
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781489525185
- Category
- nonfiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-16
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