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.

Table des matières

Introduction: Confucianism through Anthropological Lenses
Chapter 1: Li and Qing: Sacrifice, Ritual, and Emotion Before Confucius
Chapter 2: Ritualism and Emotion in Pre-Qin Confucianism and the Zhuangzi
Chapter 3: The Rise of Rational Principle and Diffusion of Rites in the Tang and Song Dynasties
Chapter 4: Rediscovering Qing and Li in the Ming and Qing
Conclusion: Reinventing Confucian Ritualism and the Modern Fate of the Triad

A propos de l'auteur

Guo Wu is associate professor of history at Allegheny College.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Guo Wu, Wu Guo
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793654335
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-433-5
• Pages: 166
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, RELIGION / Confucianism, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Asian History, Confucianism