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Originally published in London in 1886, The Dragon, Image, and Demon, Or the Three Religions of China discusses different facets of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist religions, including mythology and demonology associated with them, especially the worship of dragons. Though somewhat different from other cryptozoology titles, author and missionary Hampden DuBose still discusses the unknown-demons, gods, dragons-and their importance within th...

Originally published in London in 1886, The Dragon, Image, and Demon, Or the Three Religions of China discusses different facets of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist religions, including mythology and demonology associated with them, especially the worship of dragons. Though somewhat different from other cryptozoology titles, author and missionary Hampden DuBose still discusses the unknown-demons, gods, dragons-and their importance within th...

Excerpt from Preaching in Sinim: Or the Gospel to the Gentiles, With Hints and Helps for Addressing a Heathen Audience To present the truth to those who have never heard the message of salvation in such a way that they may understand it, has been the single aim of my ministry in the land of Sinim. Especially during the preparation of the two hundred Street-Chapel sermons in Chinese was my attention called to this subject. The thoughts have be...

Excerpt from The Dragon, Image, and Demon: Or the Three Religions of China During a visit to the United States in 1882, a lecture on the "Three Religion" was delivered in about 150 churches, and there were many requests for its publication. With further study the lecture has grown to its present size. Many of the best thoughts in this volume are obtained from the writings of Edkins, Eitel, Legge, and Beal, also from general works on China, mi...

Excerpt from Memoirs of Rev. John Leighton Wilson, Missionary to Africa, and Secretary of Foreign Missions We are indebted to the venerable Rev. Dr. C. C. Baldwin, of Foochow, now nearing his jubilee, for the loan of the old volumes of the Missionary Herald, to our compagnon de voyage, Mr. G. L. D. Paine, of Boston, for the gift of Missions and Science, and to the Rev. B. F. Wilson for furnishing the portrait of his great-uncle. Valuable aid...

The dragon, image, and demon - The three religions of China : Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and sci...

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Originally published in 1887, this early work by American missionary Hampden Coit DuBose is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the religions of China. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for those interested in Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and eastern mythology. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We...