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This new 4 volume collection is an authoritative anthology
containing the best scholarship on aspects of religion in
contemporary China. The articles will focus on religious beliefs,
practices and organisations as well as on the interactive relations
between religion and other dimensions of communal, social,
political and economic life in Mainland China and overseas Chinese
communities.
The Encyclopedia, the first of its kind, introduces Confucianism as
a whole, with 1,235 entries giving full information on its history,
doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on
the adaptation, transformation and new thinking taking place in
China and other Eastern Asian countries. An indispensable source
for further study and research for students and scholars.
The Encyclopedia, the first of its kind, introduces Confucianism as a whole, with 1235 entries giving full information on its history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on the adaptation, transformation and new thinking taking place in China and other Eastern Asian countries. An indispensable source for further study and research for students and scholars.
Wisdom is an integratal part of all philosophical and religious
traditions in the world. Focusing on the concept of wisdom, this
book examines the difficulties and problems facing comparative
studies of the early Confucian and Israelite traditions by
exploring the cosmological and ethical implications of wisdom in
the older layers of Christian and Confucian texts. Presenting a
detailed discussion of how wisdom was understood in philosophical,
religious and social contexts by the writers of the so-called early
Confucian and Israelite wisdom texts, this book offers an
invaluable contribution to our understanding of the significance of
wisdom in the East and West, and to our knowledge of different and
yet related ways of life as understood in their literature.
Wisdom is an integratal part of all philosophical and religious
traditions in the world. Focusing on the concept of wisdom, this
book examines the difficulties and problems facing comparative
studies of the early Confucian and Israelite traditions by
exploring the cosmological and ethical implications of wisdom in
the older layers of Christian and Confucian texts. Presenting a
detailed discussion of how wisdom was understood in philosophical,
religious and social contexts by the writers of the so-called early
Confucian and Israelite wisdom texts, this book offers an
invaluable contribution to our understanding of the significance of
wisdom in the East and West, and to our knowledge of different and
yet related ways of life as understood in their literature.
The search for effective ways to enable different religious systems
to co-exist peacefully in mutual complementarity has emerged as a
necessary condition for economic development, social progress,
human prosperity and even survival. The combination of diversity
and interdependence in the religious world calls for comparative
studies of religion. This book details the inherent problems of
such studies.;The underlying idea presented is that there are
similarities, as well as differences between Confucianism as
humanistic tradition and Christianity as a theocentric religion,
and that these similarities and differences are mutually involved
and delicately related with each other: while agape can be
translated in English as "love", it is in fact more than love, in
that it defines the relationship between Christians and their God,
and between Christians and their neighbours; while jen in Chinese
is not the translation of "love", it is in fact essentially love,
both ethical and religious, in that it defines the relationship
between Confucians and their transcendantal pursuit, between
Confucians and their ideal, and between Confucians and their fellow
human beings.
This book comprises 30 chapters representing certain new trends in
reconcenptualizing Confucian ideas, ideals, values and ways of
thinking by scholars from China and abroad. While divergent in
approaches, these chapters are converged on conceptualizing and
reconceptualizing Confucianism into something philosophically
meaningful and valuable to the people of the 21st century. They are
grouped into three parts, and each is dedicated to one of the three
major themes this book attempts to address. Part one is mainly on
scholarly reviews of Confucian doctrines by which new
interpretations will be drawn out. Part two is an assembled attempt
to reexamine Confucian concepts, in which critiques of traditional
views lead to new perspectives for perennial questions. Part three
is focused on reinterpreting Confucian virtues and values, in the
hope that a new sense of being moral can be gained through old
normative forms.
This book comprises 30 chapters representing certain new trends in
reconcenptualizing Confucian ideas, ideals, values and ways of
thinking by scholars from China and abroad. While divergent in
approaches, these chapters are converged on conceptualizing and
reconceptualizing Confucianism into something philosophically
meaningful and valuable to the people of the 21st century. They are
grouped into three parts, and each is dedicated to one of the three
major themes this book attempts to address. Part one is mainly on
scholarly reviews of Confucian doctrines by which new
interpretations will be drawn out. Part two is an assembled attempt
to reexamine Confucian concepts, in which critiques of traditional
views lead to new perspectives for perennial questions. Part three
is focused on reinterpreting Confucian virtues and values, in the
hope that a new sense of being moral can be gained through old
normative forms.
"Chinese Religion" is a new introduction to the field of Chinese
religion and culture. It seeks to guide readers through some of the
primary source material and to introduce them to continuing,
contemporary debates and interpretations of religious ideas,
concepts and practices in China and beyond. Religious beliefs are
never pursued and held in a vacuum; they are an integral part of a
particular culture, interwoven and interactive with other elements
of the culture and tradition. Chinese religion in this sense can be
said to be part of Chinese culture and history. In this clear
account, Xinzhong Yao and Yanxiz Zhao move away from the
traditional and outmoded definition of Chinese religion, the three
institutional doctrines: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, towards
a multi-layered hermeneutic of the syncretic nature and functions
of religions in China. Additional features include questions for
reflection and discussion and suggestions for further reading at
the end of each chapter.
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.
"Chinese Religion" is a new introduction to the field of Chinese
religion and culture. It seeks to guide readers through some of the
primary source material and to introduce them to continuing,
contemporary debates and interpretations of religious ideas,
concepts and practices in China and beyond. Religious beliefs are
never pursued and held in a vacuum; they are an integral part of a
particular culture, interwoven and interactive with other elements
of the culture and tradition. Chinese religion in this sense can be
said to be part of Chinese culture and history. In this clear
account, Xinzhong Yao and Yanxia Zhao move away from the
traditional and outmoded definition of Chinese religion, the three
institutional doctrines: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, towards
a multi-layered hermeneutic of the syncretic nature and functions
of religions in China. Additional features include questions for
reflection and discussion and suggestions for further reading at
the end of each chapter.
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.
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