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Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1

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Divinity Atlas. "Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sources-of-chinese-tradition-volume-1.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sources-of-chinese-tradition-volume-1

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-sources-of-chinese-tradition-volume-1,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sources-of-chinese-tradition-volume-1},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A standard sourcebook anthology of translated Chinese philosophical and religious texts, edited by Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom with scholarly introductions and commentary, published by Columbia University Press, this first volume covering antiquity through the late imperial period. Its scholarly editorial apparatus places it at this atlas's middle tier, a reputable and widely used academic sourcebook rather than a monograph making its own original scholarly argument. It is a strong source for the content and historical context of the specific Chinese primary texts it excerpts, as its editors frame them. For a text's complete content beyond the excerpted passage, a dedicated full translation is the better source.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A sourcebook anthology of translated Chinese philosophical and religious texts with scholarly introductions from a university press, a reputable teaching anthology rather than a monograph making its own original scholarly argument.

Notes

Standard sourcebook anthology of translated Chinese texts with scholarly introduction and commentary, covering Chinese philosophy and religion from antiquity through the late imperial period in this first volume. Use for the content and context of specific Chinese primary texts it excerpts and the historical framing its editors provide.

Citation

Author

Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom (eds)

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Publication Year

1999

URL

https://archive.org/details/sourcesofchinese0001wmth

Source Type

reference

Claims Backed By This Source (496 claims)

This source backs 496 claims across the atlas. As facts: 241 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 121 holds, 4 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 124 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Scripture Portions, 249 claims: 83 well-attested, 83 holds, 83 general references.
Articles, 54 claims: 43 well-attested, 4 connected, 7 general references.
Historical Figures, 30 claims: 23 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 held Differently, 5 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 27 claims: 18 well-attested, 7 holds, 2 general references.
Figures, 19 claims: 10 well-attested, 4 holds, 5 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 18 claims: 11 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.
Virtues, 15 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 5 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
Cultures, 9 claims: 1 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Religious Offices, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Rituals, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Sites, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
Disciplines, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 general references.
Deities, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Historical Periods, 1 claims: 1 general references.