Confucianism in Chinese Culture

Confucianism – what does it mean to you? For some it may be a religion, for others it is just a philosophy. This book deals with these two main themes: first, the nature of Confucianism as a religion and philosophy, and second, the role of Confucianism in shaping Chinese culture and society. Both themes form the focus of discussion not only on the theoretical questions of ultimate concern and the conception of self, society and the cosmos, but also the practical aspects of Confucianism in Chinese culture and society, including its relevance issues as a world culture. Each chapter is written by different contributors – seven distinguished sinologists to the development of Confucianism in contemporary society. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Confucianism by Yves Raguin 3. Sagehood and Centrality in the Confucian Tradition: The Center in here and the Center out there byCharles D. Orzech 4. Questions of Ultimate Concern in Classical and Neo-Confucianism by John B. Henderson 5. The Religious in Chinese Neo-Confucianism by Kirill Ole Thompson 6. Reconsideration of Confucius in the People's Republic of China by Harro von Senger 7. Cultural Confucianism, Cultural Christinity: One Dilemma of the Modernised Chinese byWhalen Lai 8. Confucian Culture as World Culture byWu The Yao 9. Index (with Chinese characters) Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about Chinese culture. Dimension: Length: 5.5 in Width: 0.5 in Height: 8.5 in