Confucianism As a World Religion Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities

Name: Confucianism As a World Religion Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities
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ISBN: 9780691155579

ISBN-10: 0691155577

ISBN-13: 9780691155579

Edition: 2013

Authors: Anna Sun

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Is Confucianism a religion? If so, why do most Chinese think it isn't? From ancient Confucian temples, to nineteenth-century archives, to the testimony of people interviewed by the author throughout China over a period of more than a decade, this book traces the birth and growth of the idea of Confucianism as a world religion.The book begins at Oxford, in the late nineteenth century, when Friedrich Max Müller and James Legge classified Confucianism as a world religion in the new discourse of "world religions" and the emerging discipline of comparative religion. Anna Sun shows how that decisive moment continues to influence the understanding of Confucianism in the contemporary world, not…

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/10/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 0.10" wide x 0.10" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction Confusions over Confucianism



The Puzzle of Classification: How Did Confucianism Become a World Religion?



Four Controversies over the Religious Nature of Confucianism A Brief History of Confucianism



The Making of a World Religion Confucianism and the Emergence of Comparative Religion as a Discipline in the Nineteenth Century



The Confucianism as a Religion Controversy in Contemporary China



The Problem of Methodology: Who Are the Confucians in China?



Confucianism as a World Religion The Legitimation of a New Paradigm



Counting Confucians through Social Scientific Research



To Become a Confucian A New Conceptual Framework



The Reality of Practices: Is Confucianism a Religion in China Today?



The Emerging Voices of Women in the Revival of Confucianism



The Contemporary Revival and Reinvention of Confucian Ritual Practices



The Politics of the Future of Confucianism


Notes


Bibliography


Index