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Duiker/ Spielvoger Fourth Edition
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210527709Anelectsthe body of writing containing conversations between Confucius and his disciples which preserves his worldly wisdom and pragmatic philosophies.
210527710Daothe way in Chinese, similar to dharma in India
210527711divinationthe practice of seeking to foretell future events by interpreting divine signs, which could appear in various forms, such as in entrails of animals, in patterns in smoke, or in dreams.
210527712filial pietyChinese concept that all members of the family were to subordinate their needs and desires to the patriarchical head of the family
210527713oracle bonesox or chicken bones or turtle shells that were used by Shang rulers for divination
210527714patriarchal/patriarchya society in which the father is supreme in the clan or family; more generally, a society dominated by men.
210527715yangone of the chinese primary forces of the cosmos which represented good, light and male
210527716yinone of the chinese primary forces of the cosmos which represented evil, dark and female
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