Chen Lin-shu

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(Oct 1, 1993)

Chen Lin-shu received his diploma and B.A. from the Department of Philosophy, Fudan University, but at a time when Western-type degrees were not conferred in China.

He worked as Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, Sichuan University from 1961 to 1979, and since then, he has been Associate Professor and Professor at the Institute of Religious Studies, Sichuan University.

CHEN is currently a member of the Committee of Academic Assessment under the state Educational Commission; the All-China Association of Religious Researchers; the Sichuan Association of Philosophical Workers; and the Chengdu Association of Natural Dialectics. His major works include Principles of Religious Studies (1986); Seven Major World Religions (1986), History of Biology (co-author, 1991); Sociology of Religion (chief editor, 1992); and Anthropology of Religion (co-author, 1993). In press is a work on atheism in the West, and he is currently writing a book on the history and theoretical practice regarding religious views. His hobbies and interests include sports and athletics, Western classical music, Chinese Qi-gon and shadow boxing, and Chinese and Western classical literature.

Recent Publications

• ed., History, Theories and Realities of Outlooks on Religions (work sponsored by National Social Science Fund). Sichuan University Press (1996).
• Taoism and Traditional Chinese Culture, ed. by Qing Xitai, English trans. by Chen Xia and Gou Bo. Taiwan, (nd).
• ed., History, Theories and Realities of Religious Outlooks (in press).
• and ZAHANG Giuoqui, Anthropology of Religion: Investigation and Study of Primitives in Yunnan Minority Nationalities of China (Sichuan University, 1993).
• "The Cultural-Historical Merit of Taoist Ethics," [original language: English] in Religionwissenschaft Band 6 (Germany: Peterlang).
• and ZHANG Qiaogui, Zongjiao renleixue [Anthropology of religion--field work and study of primitive religions in Yunnan Province] (Sichuan University Press, 1993) [English translation available].
• and YUAN Ya-yu, Zongjiao shehuixue tonglun [Sociology of Religion] (Sichuan University Press, 1992).
• Principles of Religion, Seven Major World Religions.
• (Articles): "The Basic Function of Religion"
• "Religious Effects of Religious Rites"