THE THREE MAIN CULTS IN ANCIENT CHINA – Yana Shishkova

• Author(s): Yana Shishkova
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.62635/ckw0-xzk3
• Language: Bulgarian
• Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Non-European Philosophy, Ancient World, East Asian Philosophy
• Issue: 1/9/2024
• Page Range: 229-249
• No. of Pages: 21
• Keywords: Chinese ancestor veneration; sacred animals; totems; cult of fertility
• Summary/Abstract: The present article traces the three main cults of Ancient China, presenting the latest findings and research related to the cult of fertility, the Chinese ancestor veneration, the cult of gods and the sacred animals through the Neolithic times, Xia and Shang dynasty.
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