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Confucianism

Founder, Origin & History Confucius Circa 551-479 BC China

Confucianism Adherents: 5 million

God(s) & Universe none

Human Situation & Life’s Purpose Purpose of life is to fulfill one’s role in society with propriety, honor and loyalty Five Relationships Subject to Ruler Son to Father Younger Brother to Elder Brother Wife to Husband Friend to Friend

Afterlife Not addressed

Practices Honesty Politeness Humaneness Perform correct role in society Loyalty to family and nation

Texts Analects

Taoism

Founder, Origin & History Lao-Tzu Circa 550 BC China

Adherents Worldwide 20 million

Yin-yang – opposites make up a unity God(s) & Universe Pantheism – The Tao pervades all Yin-yang – opposites make up a unity

Human Situation & Life’s Purpose Inner harmony, peace and longevity Achieved by living in accordance with the Tao (Way)

Afterlife Revert back to state of non-being Simply the other side of being

Practices General attitude of detachment and non-struggle “go with the flow” of the Tao Tai chi Acupuncture

Texts Dao De Ching Chuang-Tzu

Animism

Indigenous religion of pre-historic peoples from all over the world Founder, Origins & History Indigenous religion of pre-historic peoples from all over the world

Adherents Worldwide unknown

God(s) & Universe Multitude of gods and goddesses Represented in all forms of nature ALL THINGS HAVE A SPIRIT AND ALL SPIRITS MUST BE APPEASED

Human Situation and Life Purposes The basis for animism is acknowledgment that there is a spiritual realm which humans share the universe with. The concepts that humans possess souls and that souls have life apart from human bodies before and after death are central to animism, along with the ideas that animals, plants, and celestial bodies have spirits.

Afterlife None addressed

Practices gods often are immortalized by mythology explaining the creation of fire, wind, water, man, animals, and other natural earthly things. Although specific beliefs of animism vary widely, similarities between the characteristics of gods and goddesses and rituals practiced by animistic societies exist.

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