Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 207 pages)
ISBN:
9789004243781
Series Statement:
Religion in Chinese societies v. 5
Content:
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.
Content:
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
Note:
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004243736
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Confucianism as Religion: Controversies and Consequences Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013 ISBN 9789004243736
Language:
English
Keywords:
Konfuzianismus
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China
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1163/9789004243781
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