The Religious Dimensions Of Confucianism

Author : Rodney Leon Taylor
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791403112
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Religious Dimensions of Confucianism written by Rodney Leon Taylor and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The role of Confucianism in the development of East Asian Cultures has only recently begun to be fully appreciated. Even with this recognition, there is still little understanding of the tradition as a religious tradition. This book presents Confucianism as a religious tradition. In no other book has there been a sustained presentation of the many and varied religious dimensions of the tradition."--From publisher description.

Author : Rodney Leon Taylor
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780823940813
Total Pages : 869 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism written by Rodney Leon Taylor and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Over 2,000 thoroughly cross-referenced entries listed A-Zdescribe the major beliefs and practices of Confucianism.- Contents by Subject section categorizes entries thematically:Art, Architecture, and Iconography; Astrology, Cosmology,and Mythology; Biographical Entries; Ceremonies, Practices,and Rituals; Concepts; Geography; Literature and Language;Music; Rulers and Dynasties; Schools and Groups; and Texts.- Black and white photos and illustrations throughoutshow key geographical sites and provide compellingportraits within Confucianism.- Charts and maps provide additional information.- Appendices provide a timeline of Chinese dynasties andglossaries of Chinese terms transliterated according to thePinyn and Wade-Giles systems.- 8 1/2 x 11- Library-bound- 1,000 pages (500 per volume)- © 2005Confucianism can be defined as the teachings and practices associated with the historical teacher Confucius and his followers from the sixth century bce through the twentieth century. Confucius saw in his own lifetime a world torn by civil strife. He sought to remedy its ills by teaching of a golden age when virtue prevailed. For Confucius, moral order could be brought to the world by emulating the ways of the ancient sage-kings. Fundamentally, his teachings stressed the establishment of proper relations and respect between human beings. Confucius taught that each person had moral responsibilities to those around him or her. One was to develop one's life, as well as one's society, into a microcosm of the moral order of the universe itself; that is, the Way of Heaven.Confucianism flourished within China, but also influenced the cultures of Korea, Japan, parts of Southeast Asia, and, recently, the West. This comprehensive, two-volume encyclopedia clearly and effectively defines the major forces of Confucianism and shows us its relevance for the present day.Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D. (Columbia University), is a specialist in East Asian religion and philosophy with particular expertise in Confucianism. Professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Professor Taylor has also held a number of administrative positions including director of the Asian Studies Program, chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Interim Dean of the Graduate School and presently Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education. His publications include: The Cultivation of Sagehood as a Religious Goal in Neo-Confucianism: A Study of Selected Writings of Kao P'an-lung (1978); The Holy Book in Comparative Perspective (with F.M. Denny) (1985); The Way of Heaven: An Introduction to the Confucian Religious Life (1986); The Confucian Way of Contemplation: Okada Takehiko and the Tradition of Quiet-Sitting (1988); They Shall Not Hurt: Human Suffering and Human Caring (with J. Watson) (1989); and The Religious Dimensions of Confucianism (1990) as well as numerous articles.Howard Choy is a Ph.D. candidate in comparative literature and humanities at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds an M.A. in East Asian languages and literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and taught at Stanford University and the University of Colorado at Denver. He has published articles, reviews, and translations in several major scholarly journals. His dissertation is on the rewriting of history in contemporary Chinese fiction.

Author : Rodney L Taylor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004664300
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of Heaven written by Rodney L Taylor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zhongying Cheng
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791402832
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy written by Zhongying Cheng and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to thoroughly explore Confucian and Neo-Confucian metaphysics and ethics, building upon the creativity and temporality of human existence and human nature as well as their extension into human culture. Fundamental essays deal cogently with the relationship between Chinese language and Chinese philosophy, offering general categories which shape the matrix of ideas woven in Chinese philosophy from its very beginnings. Along with more general characterizations, there are themes placing Confucian thinkers in touch with modern communication theories, perceptions of individuals, religious themes, and scientific worldviews. Conceptual and comparative essays probe the frontiers of Chinese philosophy in its contemporary Confucian revival.

Author : Philip J. Ivanhoe
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438460139
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confucianism, A Habit of the Heart written by Philip J. Ivanhoe and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employs Robert Bellah’s notion of civil religion to explore East Asia’s Confucian revival. Can Confucianism be regarded as a civil religion for East Asia? This book explores this question, bringing the insights of Robert Bellah to a consideration of various expressions of the contemporary Confucian revival. Bellah identified American civil religion as a religious dimension of life that can be found throughout US culture, but one without any formal institutional structure. Rather, this “civil” form of religion provides the ethical principles that command reverence and by which a nation judges itself. Extending Bellah’s work, contributors from both the social sciences and the humanities conceive of East Asia’s Confucian revival as a “habit of the heart,” an underlying belief system that guides a society, and examine how Confucianism might function as a civil religion in China, Korea, and Japan. They discuss what aspects of Confucian tradition and thought are being embraced; some of the social movements, political factors, and opportunities connected with the revival of the tradition; and why Confucianism has not traveled much beyond East Asia. The late Robert Bellah’s reflection on the possibility for a global civil religion concludes the volume.

Author : Anna Xiao Dong Sun
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691155577
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book Confucianism as a World Religion written by Anna Xiao Dong Sun and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Confucianism a religion? If so, why do most Chinese think it isn't? From ancient Confucian temples, to nineteenth-century archives, to the testimony of people interviewed by the author throughout China over a period of more than a decade, this book traces the birth and growth of the idea of Confucianism as a world religion. The book begins at Oxford, in the late nineteenth century, when Friedrich Max Müller and James Legge classified Confucianism as a world religion in the new discourse of "world religions" and the emerging discipline of comparative religion. Anna Sun shows how that decisive moment continues to influence the understanding of Confucianism in the contemporary world, not only in the West but also in China, where the politics of Confucianism has become important to the present regime in a time of transition. Contested histories of Confucianism are vital signs of social and political change. Sun also examines the revival of Confucianism in contemporary China and the social significance of the ritual practice of Confucian temples. While the Chinese government turns to Confucianism to justify its political agenda, Confucian activists have started a movement to turn Confucianism into a religion. Confucianism as a world religion might have begun as a scholarly construction, but are we witnessing its transformation into a social and political reality? With historical analysis, extensive research, and thoughtful reflection, Confucianism as a World Religion will engage all those interested in religion and global politics at the beginning of the Chinese century.

Author : Sebastien Billioud
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190258152
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sage and the People written by Sebastien Billioud and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres After a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese society today raises a number of questions about the role that this ancient tradition might play in a contemporary context. The Sage and the People is the first comprehensive enquiry into the "Confucian revival" that began in China during the 2000s. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork carried out over eight years in various parts of the country, it explores the re-appropriation and reinvention of popular practices in fields as diverse as education, self-cultivation, religion, ritual, and politics. The book analyzes the complexity of the "Confucian revival" within the broader context of emerging challenges to such categories as religion, philosophy, and science that prevailed in modernization narratives throughout the last century. Exploring state cults both in Mainland China and Taiwan, authors Sébastien Billioud and Joël Thoraval compare the interplay between politics and religion on the two shores of the Taiwan strait and attempt to shed light on possible future developments of Confucianism in Chinese society.

Author : Xinzhong Yao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521644303
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Confucianism written by Xinzhong Yao and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-13 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students and general readers.

Author : Rodney Leon Taylor
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780823940813
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Confucianism: N-Z written by Rodney Leon Taylor and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers topics related to the understanding of Chinese Confucianism. Includes entries in the following categories: arts, architecture, and iconography; astrology, cosmology, and mythology; biographical entries; ceremonies, practices, and rituals; concepts; dynasties, official titles, and rulers; geography and historical events; groups and schools; literature, language, and symbols; and texts.

Author : Weiming Tu
Publisher : Herder & Herder
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confucian Spirituality written by Weiming Tu and published by Herder & Herder. This book was released on 2003 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, many have turned to Confucianism for its wisdom on ethics and politics, while its distinctive contribution to spirituality has often been overlooked. In this remarkable collection, leading scholars of Confucianism explore this spiritual and religious dimension more deeply. Now available for the first time in English are insights into the Confucian understanding of themes such as holism, divinity, piety, religious virtue, and spiritual progress. Volume One of this collection offers as overview of Confucianism, its formation and rituals. The forthcoming Volume Two examines self-cultivation, the development of the tradition, and Confucianism's flowering in our world today. Book jacket.