Lost Soul - Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Academic Discourse

Informationen zum Autor John Makeham is Reader in Chinese Studies at The Australian National University. Klappentext Since the mid-1980s! Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue - "Confucianism" - variously conceived as a form of culture! a system of learning! and a tradition of normative values. This study intends to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. Zusammenfassung Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue—“Confucianism”—variously conceived as a form of culture, an ideology, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This study shows how ruxue has been conceived in order to assess its achievements.

Product details

• Authors: John Makeham
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2008
• EAN: 9780674028111
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02811-1
• No. of pages: 397
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions