Description |
1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction: the Confucius temple as a ritual system: manifestations of power, belief, and legitimacy in traditional China -- Expanding the symbolic meaning and function of the rites: the evolution of Confucius temples in imperial China -- Confucianism as a religion: a comparative study of traditional Chinese religions -- Sages and saints: a comparative study of canonization in Confucianism and Christianity -- The cultural politics of autocracy: the Confucius temple and Ming despotism, 1368-1530 -- Xunzi: the Confucius temple's absentee -- The disenchantment with Confucianism in modern China -- The lonely Confucius temples across the Taiwan straits: the difficult transformation of modern China's traditional culture -- Conclusion: reflections on my study of Confucianism as a religion |
Summary |
"Confucianism and Sacred Space uses the site of the Confucius temple to explore Confucianism both as one of China's "three religions" (with Buddhism and Daoism) and as a cultural phenomenon, from the imperial era and to its secular garb under the Communists. This translation draws on Chin-shing Huang's two monographs and numerous published articles to provide a holistic picture of his decades-long research into Confucius temples. An introduction gives a historical overview and pulls the pieces together"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on December 02, 2020) |
Subject |
Temples, Confucian -- China
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Confucianism -- China
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RELIGION / Confucianism
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Confucianism
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Temples, Confucian
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China
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chin, Jonathan (Translator), translator.
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LC no. |
2020014409 |
ISBN |
0231552890 |
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9780231552899 |
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