Confucianism as a world religion : contested histories and contemporary realities / Anna Sun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sun, Anna Xiao Dong, 1971- author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confucianism.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 244 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I The Puzzle of Classification: How Did Confucianism Become a World Religion?

Chapter 1 Four Controversies over the Religious Nature of Confucianism A Brief History of Confucianism 17

Chapter 2 The Making of a World Religion Confucianism and the Emergence of Comparative Religion as a Discipline in the Nineteenth Century 45

Chapter 3 The Confucianism as a Religion Controversy in Contemporary China 77

Part II The Problem of Methodology: Who Are the Confucians in China?

Chapter 4 Confucianism as a World Religion The Legitimation of a New Paradigm 97

Chapter 5 Counting Confucians through Social Scientific Research 110

Chapter 6 To Become a Confucian A New Conceptual Framework 120

Part III The Reality of Practices: Is Confucianism a Religion in China Today?

Chapter 7 The Emerging Voices of Women in the Revival of Confucianism 137

Chapter 8 The Contemporary Revival and Reinvention of Confucian Ritual Practices 153

Chapter 9 The Politics of the Future of Confucianism 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

839305447

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