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  • An Introduction to Confucianism

    An Introduction to Confucianism by Yao, Xinzhong;

    Series: Introduction to Religion;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 13 February 2000

    • ISBN 9780521644303
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages361 pages
    • Size 229x153x25 mm
    • Weight 589 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 13 b/w illus. 1 table
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    Short description:

    Introduces the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students and general readers.

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    Long description:

    Taking into account the long history and wide range of Confucian Studies, this book introduces Confucianism - initiated in China by Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) - primarily as a philosophical and religious tradition. It pays attention to Confucianism in both the West and the East, focussing on the tradition's doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, but also stressing the adaptations, transformations and new thinking taking place in modern times. Xinzhong Yao presents Confucianism as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition with contemporary appeal. This gives the reader a richer and clearer view of how Confucianism functioned in the past and of what it means in the present. A Chinese scholar based in the West, he draws together the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students, teachers, and general readers interested in one of the world's major religious traditions.

    '... an excellent introduction to the Chinese sage and those who have continued to develop his ideas ... valuable for students of social sciences, politics, international relations, philosophy and religion, as well as general readers interested in China'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface; List of illustrations; Confucianism in history: chronological table; Introduction: Confucian studies East and West; 1. Confucianism, Confucius and Confucian classics; 2. Evolution and transformation - a historical perspective; 3. The way of Confucianism; 4. Ritual and religious practice; 5. Confucianism and its modern relevance; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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