This essay questions the received view of the creation of the modern terminology for "religion" in modern China. Using previously unexplored sources it highlights the complex translingual origins of the world and its roots in Buddhist views of the world.

Terminology and Religious Identity: Buddhism and The Genealogy of the Term Zongjiao

TAROCCO, Francesca;
2012-01-01

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This essay questions the received view of the creation of the modern terminology for "religion" in modern China. Using previously unexplored sources it highlights the complex translingual origins of the world and its roots in Buddhist views of the world.
2012
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