Confucius beyond the analects / by Michael Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter, Michael, Ph.D.

Series:

Studies in the History of Chinese Texts 7.

Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lun yu (Confucius).

Confucius.

Confucius. Lun yu.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

In Confucius Beyond the Analects, Michael Hunter challenges the standard view of the Analects as the earliest and most authoritative source of the teachings of Confucius. Arguing from a comprehensive survey of the thousands of extant sayings and stories from the early period, Hunter situates the compilation and rise of the Analects in the Western Han period (206 BCE–9 CE), roughly three centuries after the death of Confucius. As a study of the growth and development of the Confucius figure over the course of the early period, the book is also meant to serve as a roadmap for those interested in exploring the wealth and diversity of Confucius material beyond the Analects .

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 The Big Picture

2 A Dozen Perspectives on “Confucius” beyond the Analects

3 The Analects Ascendant, circa 100 bce–220 ce

4 Searching for a Pre-Han Analects

5 Reading the Analects in Context

Digression – The Compilation and Rise of the Analects: A Speculative Scenario

6 Conclusion: Confucius, the Analects, and Early Chinese Thought

Bibliography

Sources Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-33902-7

OCLC:

968245832

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004339026 DOI