Teaching Confucianism

Name: Teaching Confucianism
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ISBN: 9780195311600

ISBN-10: 0195311604

ISBN-13: 9780195311600

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeffrey L. Richey

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Even the most casual observer of Chinese society is aware of the tremendous significance of Confucianism as a linchpin of both ancient and modern Chinese identity. Furthermore, the Confucian tradition has exercised enormous influence over the values and institutions of the other cultures of East Asia, an influence that continues to be important in the global Asian diaspora. If forecasters are correct in labeling the 21st century 'the Chinese century,' teachers and scholars of religious studies and theology will be called upon to illuminate the history, character, and role of Confucianism as a religious tradition in Chinese and Chinese-influenced societies. The essays in this volume will…

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List price: $51.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/5/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.61" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Contributors


Introduction: Teaching Confucianism as a Religious Tradition




Teaching Confucianism in Practice


The Social and Religious Context of Early Confucian Practice



Learning Confucianism through Filial Sons, Loyal Retainers, and Chaste Wives



Divination and Sacrifice in Song Neo-Confucianism




Teaching Confucianism in History


The Mencius-Xunzi Debate in Early Confucian Ethics



Understanding the Ethical Universe of Neo-Confucianism



Problematizing Contemporary Confucianism in East Asia




Teaching Confucianism in Dialogue


Reenchanting Confucius: A Western-Trained Philosopher Teaches the Analects



Teaching Confucianism in Christian Contexts



Index