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Religion of the Shang dynasty (en.wikipedia.org)
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The state religion of the Shang dynasty (c.โ€‰1600 โ€“ c.โ€‰1046 BC), the second royal dynasty of China, involved trained practitioners communicating with deities, including deceased ancestors and nature spirits. These deities formed a pantheon headed by the high god Di. Methods of communication with spirits included divinations written on oracle bones and sacrifice of living beings.

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[-] goatbeard@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

Idk but I feel like the answer is Confucianism

[-] stenAanden@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago

I don't think confucianism would have a problem with most shang dynasty practices.

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