In Ancient Chinese Popular Belief

question 52

Multiple Choice

In ancient Chinese popular belief,

• A) unless certain rituals were performed after a family member died, the deceased might become an evil spirit that haunts the surviving relatives.
• B) spirits were viewed as being present only in the heavenly bodies.
• C) the many philosophies that explained the nature of things and gave people solace and emotional inspiration were outlawed by the government.
• D) Daoism never developed a religious dimension.
• E) ritualism always led to moralism.

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