TY - GEN AU - K.Hughes AU - E.R.Hughes TI - Religion in China SN - 9781138984998 PY - 2016///1118 CY - Oxford PB - Routledge N2 - First published in 1950. Beginning with ancient times, this volume shows how some of the early superstitions became purified through the influence of the Confucianist philosophy, how a deep strain of mysticism came from the Taoists and how thereby a worship of 'Heaven' and 'Earth' was evolved. Besides the main streams of Confucianism and Buddhism, the introduction and development of Christianity into China is also analyzed ER -