Neo-Confucian Education / John W. Chaffee, Wm. Theodore de Bary.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bary, Wm. Theodore de, Editor.

Birge, Bettine

Chaffee, John W., Editor.

Series:

Studies on China Series

Studies on China ; 9

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (608 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the early days of the modernization of East Asia, Neo-Confucianism was often held responsible for the purported intellectual, political, and social failings of traditional societies in the nineteenth century. Today, with frequent comparisons between the rapid success at modernization of many of these societies and the slowness of other underdeveloped countries, Neo-Confucianism has come to be seen under a very different light; analysts now point to the common Confucian culture of China, Japan, Korea, and overseas Chinese communities as a driving force in the East Asian peoples' receptivity to new learning, disciplined industriousness, and capacity for both cultural and economic development. Central to this remarkable capacity for development, these essays argue, lies the influence of the great twelfth-century thinker Chu Hsi. He has been considered responsible for providing much of the intellectual mortar that preserved the established order for centuries. However, when viewed in their historical setting, many of Chu's views can be seen as liberal--indeed, progressive. This is the first comprehensive study of Chu as an educator and of the propagation of his teachings throughout East Asia. Covering a wide spectrum of intellectual and social developments, the contributors address the ways in which Neo-Confucian thought and ethics were adapted to changes in Chinese society that anticipate many features and problems of modern society today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

ONE. Introduction

TWO. Buddhism and Education in T'ang Times

THREE. Ch'an Education in the Sung: Ideals and Procedures

FOUR. Sung Schools and Education Before Chu Hsi

FIVE The Sung Confucian Idea of Education: A Background Understanding

SIX. Chu Hsi's Redefinition of Literati Learning

SEVEN. Chu Hsi's Aims as an Educator

EIGHT. Back to Basics: Chu Hsi's Elementary Learning (Hsiao-hsüeh)

NINE. Chu Hsi and Public Instruction

TEN. Education Through Ritual: Efforts to Formulate Family Rituals During the Sung Period

ELEVEN. Education of Children in the Sung

TWELVE. Chu Hsi and Women's Education

THIRTEEN The Community Compact (Hsiang-yüeh) of the Sung and Its Educational Significance

FOURTEEN. Chu Hsi and the Academies

FIFTEEN. Chu Hsi in Nan-K'ang: Tao-hüseh and the Politics of Education

SIXTEEN. Lu Chiu-yüan, Academies, and the Problem of the Local Community

SEVENTEEN The Institutional Context of Neo-Confucianism: Scholars, Schools, and Shu-yüan in Sung-Yüan China

EIGHTEEN. Mandarins as Legal Experts: Professional Learning in Sung China

CONTRIBUTORS

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520318670

0520318676

OCLC:

1202623141