Heresy and orthodoxy in Song dynasty China (960--1279 C.E.) |
Posted on:2009-09-25 | Degree:M.A | Type:Thesis |
University:McGill University (Canada) | Candidate:Eddy, Robert Andrew | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:2445390005459544 | Subject:religion |
Abstract/Summary: | |
This thesis considers the question of heresy as it relates to the context of Song dynasty China (960-1279 C.E.). It analyzes the ways in which the Song Imperial authorities constructed a religious orthodoxy and defended it through the legal system. It will deal with how heresy is defined in a multi-religious polity without a unified church, such as the Catholic Church of the medieval West. This thesis will argue that a definition of heresy derived from western heresiology is a valid analytical model and that Song China had a religious orthodoxy constructed around the person of the Emperor. |
Keywords/Search Tags: | Song, China, Heresy, Orthodoxy |
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