INT 244 GCU Chinese and Japanese Popular Religions Syncretistic Discussion

Complete the following prompts by analyzing key issues in Chinese and Japanese popular religions. A minimum of five academic resources is required, one of which must be the course textbook. Use at least one resource per question.

• 1.Briefly summarize five key features of syncretistic (mixed together) Chinese popular religion (shamanism/ancestor worship, Chinese idolatry, Confucianism, Daoism, Mahayana Buddhism). (75-100 words total)

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• 2. Briefly summarize three key features of syncretistic(mixed together) Japanese popular religion (Shintoism, Japanese Buddhism, and Confucianism).(75-100 words total)·
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• 3.Describe key religious practices (e.g., arranging amarriage, funerals, etc.) that an individual follower of Chinese popular religionmight do in their daily life or alternatively in a lifetime. Describe practicesfrom at least three of the five religions. (75-100 words)
• 4.Describe key religious practices (e.g., emperor’sbirthday, birth of a baby, etc.) that an individual follower of Japanese popularreligion might do in their daily life or alternatively in a lifetime. Describepractices from at least three of the five religions. (75-100 words)
• 5.Describe the interaction that a Christian might have witha follower of Chinese or Japanese syncretistic popular religions in arespectful, constructive manner while maintaining clarity and faithfulness tothe core Christian message of creation-fall-redemption and restoration throughChrist alone. Take into account Chineseor Japanese shamanism, ancestor fear, and fear of the spirit world. (200-250words)