negatively influenced the imperial court. Liu Xiang’s stories served as educational basis to counter their influence by offering them an ideal to aspire to [Ebrey‚ 58]. These stories correspond to the turn of the government’s support from Huang-Lao Daoism to Confucianism as the official philosophy of the Han dynastic era. Liu Xiang’s original works encouraged several womanly qualities including cleverness‚ resourcefulness‚ and depravity but by late-imperial times‚ the focus of the similar biographies
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Britannica.com‚ the online Encyclopedia‚ notes that “ The official language is Malay‚ with English as a major second language. Brunei’s population is predominantly Sunni Muslim‚ although the Chinese usually follow Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ or Christianity. Some of the indigenous peoples are Christian‚ while others follow their own local religions.” Christianity has had some influence on Asia especially in Brunei one of the worst places in Asia for LGBT rights. Christianity’s
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in eastern tibet but mostly replaced by: lanmaism - Dalai Lama is the leader Naturism Elaborate intellectual system yin‚ yang & qi (chi) Understanding Yin and Yang is crucial qi is said to run through the body and be vital to good health Daoism (Taoism) Formed
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PHL230 Religions of the World I think that it is important to study world religions because it can help people to become more tolerant of other’s beliefs and more compassionate to other people’s causes. With so much war and misunderstanding in the world based on religious viewpoints‚ it is important to take the time to find out where and why people believe the way that they do. While I find that most people in the world follow a religion based on their geographical location‚ this is not the case
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During the European colonial era‚ Christians operated from a position of privilege as compared with other religions because Christianity was regarded as a state religion. At the end of the first half of the twentieth century the Christian power position started to fade away. This had to be that way as the European colonial era was also coming to an end in most parts of the world. The non-Christian religions which seemed to have been suppressed by Christianity’s supremacy resurged yet they were
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Throughout the course of history‚ religion has played a large part in the creation of artwork. We look to art as a way of expression of the artist’s beliefs and the time period in which it was created. This can be shown in the two examples used throughout the course of this paper‚ The Seated Buddha with Attending Bodhisattvas from the 6th century A.D. and The Virgin and Child from the late 1400’s. Each piece of artwork is representative of its artist and the time period in which it was created. The
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Topic:_________________ Questions/Main Ideas: 1. I would characterize the social hierarchy of classical China by their wealth. The wealthiest would have vast amounts of land. 2. The peasants had to sell out to large landlords and they created the Yellow Turban Rebellion‚ which later would overthrow the government‚ the merchant’s power and wealth were limited since they were viewed as a threat‚ and the emperors and landowners also had conflict. 3. The development of social differences and
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Essay Questions: 1. What is a religion? You’ve read our textbook author’s definition; use that definition as a starting point to go further. The word “religion” is such a broad word that to this day there is no one definition that can satisfy all religions. For the time being‚ it is better to simply be open to many possible definitions‚ without embracing any single one. Different people especially in different religions will all have a difference in opinion when trying to use
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also composed by Wang Ao‚ and Wang described Shen as not only a respected painter and a connoisseur‚ but also as knowledgeable about every possible subject‚ including Confucian classics‚ geography‚ medicine‚ fortune telling‚ legends‚ Buddhism and Daoism. Furthermore‚ according to Wu Zhihe‚ a tea scholar from Taiwan‚ Shen was one of the most important figures among the mid-Ming tea connoisseurs. Shen and his family were the creator of a popular elegant life style among social elites‚ which includes
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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