Confucianism and Taoism - audio book

Confucius (551-479 BCE) taught a moral wisdom that would become a predominantsocial force in China from the second century BCE until the mid twentieth century. Confucianismdoes not teach a central doctrine that a God or gods should be worshipped, but it does embrace asystem of ritual and emphasizes humanistic virtues and values. Daoism is both a philosophy and areligion, seeking a life and a mind in harmony with nature. Yin and yang, the essentialopposites, are seen as fundamental principles of the universe in many religious and philosophical discussions.The Religion, Scriptures, and Spirituality series describes the beliefs, religious practices, and the spiritual and moral commitments of the world's great religious traditions. It also describes a religion's way of understanding scripture, identifies its outstanding thinkers, and discusses its attitude and relationship to society.

University of Toronto

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Author - Julia Ching

Narrator - Ben Kingsley

Publisher - Blackstone Audio Inc

Length - 3 hours

Category - Religion & Spiritual

Download Price - $12.95

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