Anthropological Inquiry Into Confucianism Ritual, Emotion, and Rational Principle

An Anthropological Inquiry into Confucianism provides a new lens to revisit Confucianism. Drawing upon anthropological theories, perspectives, and empirical studies, Guo Wu argues that Confucianism is distinctive and valuable in its balancing of the three titular ideas: emotion, ritual, and rational principle in theory and in real-life.

About the author

Guo Wu is associate professor of history at Allegheny College.

Summary

An Anthropological Inquiry into Confucianism provides a new lens to revisit Confucianism. Drawing upon anthropological theories, perspectives, and empirical studies, Guo Wu argues that Confucianism is distinctive and valuable in its balancing of the three titular ideas: emotion, ritual, and rational principle in theory and in real-life.

Product details

• Authors: Guo Wu, Wu Guo
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.09.2023
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781793654335
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-433-5
• Pages: 166
• Subjects: China, History, Religious Studies, Zhuangzi, Anthropology, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, RELIGION / Confucianism, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Zhu Xi, Social and cultural anthropology, Asian History, Confucius, Xunzi, Mencius, Asian Studies, Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, Confucian ritualism