Confucian Cultures of Authority

This volume examines the values that have historically guided the negotiation of identity, both practical and ideal, in Chinese Confucian culture, considers how these values play into the conception and exercise of authority, and assesses their contemporary relevance in a rapidly globalizing world. Included are essays that explore the rule of ritual in classical Confucian political discourse; parental authority in early medieval tales; authority in writings on women; authority in the great and long-beloved Folk novel of China

About the author

Peter D. Hershock is Coordinator of the Asian Studies Development Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu. His books include Chan Buddhism. Roger T. Ames is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and editor of Philosophy East & West. His many books include the translation (with D. C. Lau) of the classic Chinese work Sun Bin: The Art of Warfare, also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Peter D. (EDT)/ Ames Hershock
• Assisted by: Roger T Ames (Editor), Roger T. Ames (Editor), Peter D Hershock (Editor), Peter D. Hershock (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.07.2006
• EAN: 9780791467978
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-6797-8
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Suny Series in Asian Studies D; Suny Asian Studies Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous