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The Three Main Cults in Ancient China

Author(s): Yana Shishkova
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Non-European Philosophy, Ancient World, East Asian Philosophy
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
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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