主編:詹石窗
出版:香港蓬瀛仙館
ISSN 1728-7642

Daoism Studies ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 87-97.

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An Analysis of Zhang Yuchu's Perspective on "Gods and Spirits"

Zhang Junlong   

  • Online:2021-06-10 Published:2021-08-23
  • About author:Zhang Junlong, PhD, Sichuan University, Institute of Taoism and Religious Culture; Research Directions: Chinese Taoism; Address: Liberal Arts Building, Sichuan University, No.24, South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Postcode: 610064; Email: fjhqgg2010@163.com.

Abstract: Zhang Yuchu's(張宇初)perspective on gods and spirits can be analyzed from three dimensions. First, Zhang Yuchu's theory of gods and spirits is considered from the perspective of cosmology and mind. Secondly, the Daoist philosophy in his concept of gods and spirits and the Confucian he quoted. Finally, the connotation of his chengxin shitian(誠心事天). The research shows that Zhang Yuchu's perspective on gods and spirits, based on Daoism and supplemented by Confucianism, is a feature of Daoism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Key words: Zhang Yuchu, Perspective on gods and spirits, Daoist philosophy, Confucianism