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Confucianism as a religion : controversies and consequences / by Yong Chen

Englisch

Leiden ; Boston : Brill [2013], 2013

1 Online-Ressource (xi, 207 pages)

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Confucianism as Religion: Controversies and Consequences. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013

978-90-04-24378-1 electronic book

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-90-04-24373-6 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.1163/9789004243781

*978-90-04-24373-6

*Konfuzianismus / China

*Electronic books ; Confucianism ; Religion -- Philosophy

*RELIGION / Confucianism

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BL1853

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 299.5/12;

bisacsh: REL 018000

Book Industry Communication: HRKN1

bisacsh: REL 018000

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Problems and Ambiguity Surrounding the Question of Confucian Religiosity -- 2. Historical Discussions on the Question of Confucian Religiosity -- 3. Epistemological Significance of the Controversy over Confucian Religiosity -- 4. Cultural and Historical Significance of the Controversy over Confucian Religiosity -- Epilogue -- Transliteration Table -- Bibliography -- Index.

Confucianism as Religion tackles the perennially controversial question of whether Confucianism is a religion. After surveying the epistemological difficulties in both Chinese and Western scholarship in addressing the controversy over Confucian religiosity, Yong Chen convincingly reveals the sociopolitical and cultural stakes that are deeply entangled with the controversy. He brings the issue to the scrutiny of the latest theoretical constructions in religious studies and anthropology and, by defying Wilfred C. Smith’s claim that it is a question that the West has never been able to answer and China never been able to ask, proposes a holistic and contextual approach to the question about the religious status of Confucianism

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