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Mysticism and Kingship in China - The Heart of Chinese Wisdom (Paperback)
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Mysticism and Kingship in China - The Heart of Chinese Wisdom (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
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In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four
thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of
the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates
the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship
were bound up with cultivation of trance states and communication
with spirits. Over time, these associations were retained, though
sidelined, as the sage-king myth became a model for the actual
ruler, with a messianic appeal for the ruled. As a paradigm, it
also became appropriated by private individuals who strove for
wisdom without becoming kings. As the Confucian tradition
interacted with the Taoist and the Buddhist, the religious
character of spiritual and mystical cultivation became more
pronounced. But the sage-king idea continued, promoting
expectations of benevolent despotism rather than democratisation in
Chinese civilisation.
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