Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese Traditions 9780822320470

Subjects Religious Studies, History > Asian History, Asian Studies > East Asia Could it be that the familiar and

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English Pages 472 [457] Year 1998

Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese Traditions
9780822320470

Could it be that the familiar and beloved figure of Confucius was invented by Jesuit priests? In Manufacturing Confucian

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Confucianism is reviving in China and spreading in America. This multidisciplinary volume includes philosophical and the

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A favorite icon for cigarette manufacturers across China since the mid-twentieth century has been the panda, with factor

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The study of religions is essential for understanding other cultures, building a sense of belonging in a multicultural w

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Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a sustained resurgence of academic and intellectual intere

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This book examines the ways in which Confucian political culture operates in contemporary Chinese politics and influence

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"Confucianism" presents the history and salient tenets of Confucian thought, and discusses its viability, from

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It is arguably Confucianism, not Communism, which lies at the core of China's deepest sense of self. Although revil

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As a living and evolving tradition, Confucianism has been continuously defined and redefined in response to the changing

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