Sun Confucianism as a World Religion

Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4608-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Sun, Anna

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction: Confusions over Confucianism 1

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 185

Bibliography 215

Index 233

Über Autor(innen)

Anna Sun is associate professor of sociology and Asian studies at Kenyon College.