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Back to PH485 Table of ContentCharacteristics of Chinese ReligionsIntroductionIn order to study the characteristics of Chinese religions, we must take two approaches: (1) to relate Chinese religions with the whole Chinese cultural background, and (2) to compare them with foreign religions.I. Religious PluralismA. Toleration1. "Incorporating things of a diverse nature"2. Coexistence of Different Religions3. Reconciliation between ReligionsB. Assimilarbility1. Unity and Affinity among Religions2. Interaction between Religions3. Reforming Foreign ReligionsII. Religious De-politicizationA. Subordination1. Theocracy without Political Power 2. Subject to Imperial AuthorityB. Passivity1. Non-interference in Politics2. Escaping the Actual WorldIII.Religious De-institutionalizationA. Decentralization1. Decentralized Structure2. Scattered Individual Schools3. Reflection of Local CultureB. Lack of Organization1. Unsystematic Framework2. No Fixed Membership3. Lack of RegistrationIII.Religious Utilitarianism A. Purposiveness1. Eagerness for Quick Success and Instant Benefit2. Arbitrary Explanation3. Self-consolationB. Instrumentalism1. Ideological Tool of the Ruling Class2. Spiritual Weapon of the Ruled ClassV. Religious SpiritualityA. Deification1. Deified Man2. Moral SagenessB. Fatalism1. Non-free will2. Predestined Human BehaviorVI. Religious PopularizationA. Cheapness1. "Low-priced Entrance"2. "Low-priced Facilities"B. Easygoingness1. Simplified Doctrine2. Convenient PracticeC. Imaginariness1. Popularly Romanticized Theology2. Folk Storied Deification3. Mythologized BeliefD. Polytheism1. Mixture of Religion and Superstition2. "Supernatural Beings of All Hues"VII. Religious ParadoxicalitvA. Contradictoriness1. Spiritualized Conflicts2. Contradictions between Doctrine and Practice3. Dilemmas in Values and IdealsB. Inconsistency1. Inconsistent Doctrine 2. Inconsistent PracticeConclusion1. More passive than aggressive2. More reconcilable than irreconcilable3. More non-institutional than institutional4. More practical than theoretical5. More pragmatic than faithful6. More ethical than theocentric7. More inconsistent than


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