Confucius believed people should study the past to understand how to behave and be virtuous. Taking into account the long history and wide range of confucian studies, this book introduces confucianism initiated in china by confucius 551 bc 479 bc. It seeks to guide readers through some of the primary source material and to introduce them to continuing, contemporary debates and interpretations of religious ideas, concepts and practices in china and beyond. Prior to this appointment, professor yao was professor of religion and ethics.
Emulate the actions of the most virtuous figures of the past, like the legendary sage yao and shun before the zhou dynasty and the duke of zhou. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion xinzhong yao on free shipping on qualifying offers. An introduction to confucianism by yao, xinzhong ebook. It pays attention to confucianism in both the west and the east, focussing on the traditions doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, but. Taking into account the long history and wide range of confucian studies, this book introduces confucianism initiated in china by.
An indispensable source for further study and research for students and. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion yao, xinzhong on. The first episode started in the late 16th century with the jesuit attempt to convert the chinese population, and ended with the bitter twist. An introduction to confucianism by xinzhong yao books on. Introduction of confucianism patriarchs of confucianism. Encyclopedia of confucianism he has enlisted the services of. Taking into account the long history and wide range of confucian studies, this book introduces confucianism initiated in china. Author xinzhong yao is really good at showing the reader the different ways in which confucianism changed over time. This gives the reader a richer and clearer view of how confucianism functioned in the past and of what it means in the present. An introduction to morality and religiousness in china and. Yao xinzhong an introduction to morality and religiousness in china and the west the great longevity of world religions and moral systems can give them the appearance of unchangeablity in cultural history, and the seemingly everlasting systems are said to have be en fixed in their principal doc. To understand china, it is essential to understand confucianism. Good background is given on the confucian tradition as it is viewed in.
It was originally created as a marquis title in the western han dynasty 206 bc ad 9 for a direct descendant of confucius. Yao xinzhong, born in 1957, is a professor of religion and editor of the encyclopaedia of confucianism. Taking into account the long history and wide range of confucian studies, this book introduces confucianism initiated in china by confucius 551 bc479 bc. The belief was started in china around the sixth to fifth century b. His approach to understanding religion is close to my own, as he says in the preface, the inquiry into religious phenomena should involve empathy to some. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The modern chinese use a term coined by combining two characters, zong and jiao. Xinzhong yao author of an introduction to confucianism.
Chinese theology, which comes in different interpretations according to the classic texts and the common religion, and specifically confucian, taoist and other philosophical formulations, is fundamentally monistic, that is to say it sees the world and the gods of its phenomena as an organic whole, or cosmos, which continuously emerges from a simple principle. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion ebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read an introduction to confucianism. Confucianism teaches that theres a good book on confucianism. It pays attention to confucianism in both the west and the east, focussing on the traditions doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, but also stressing the. Confucius everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Yaos introduction to confucianism may be unbeatable. Xinzhong yao is senior lecturer in and chair of the department of theology and religious studies at the university of wales, lampeter. The encyclopedia of confucianism ebook by xinzhong yao. Taking into account the long history and wide range of. Over the two and a half millennia since the death of kongzi trad. An introduction article pdf available in curriculum studies 435.
An introduction is a highly readable and rounded survey of confucianisms intellectual history from its inception in ancient china to modern times, highlighting not only the debate over whether or not it should be viewed as a religion, but also the recent revival of the traditions influence on chinese culture after. This new form of confucianism came to be known as neoconfucianism li hsueh or tao hsueh, the learning of principle or the learning of the way. Pdf confucianism, modernization and chinese pedagogy. Confucianstudieseastandwest 1 stages of the confucian evolution 4. Dr yao has published widely in the area of philosophy and religious studies and is the author of five monographs including confucianism. The first two chaptersconfucianism, confucius and confucian classics and evolution and transformation a historical perspectiveintroduce the history of confucianism about as well as could be done in pages.
Confucian tradition in china an introduction to confucianism. Confucianism and christianity by xinzhong yao, 9781898723769, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He has doctorates from the peoples university of china, beijing, and from the university of wales, lampeter. He is currently director of the kings china institute at kings college london. This is an introduction to confucianism focusing on the life of its founder, confucius. Prior to this appointment, professor yao was professor of religion and ethics at the university of wales, lampeter, and a senior research fellow at the ian. Confucianism is an ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the chinese philosopher confucius kong fuzi, or kungfutzu, lit. So on an acquaintances recommendation, i picked up xinzhong yaos an introduction to confucianism, which yao wrote primarily as a textbook for a course he teaches on confucianism. Xinzhong yao presents confucianism as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition with contemporary appeal. He was formerly director of the kings china institute at kings college london. Reconceptualizing confucian philosophy in the 21st century. This is part of a lecture series from professor javy galindos course on.
First formulated in the sixth century bce, the teachings of confucius would come to dominate chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics. The section on confucian thought covers natural philosophy, ethics, edited by xinzhong yao. The encyclopedia, the first of its kind, introduces confucianism as a whole, with 1,235 entries giving full information on its history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on the adaptation, transformation and new thinking taking place in china and other eastern asian countries. The paperback of the confucianism and christianity. An introduction to confucianism xinzhong yao by gwenn. Understanding political science statistics using stata. If i were to give you the elevator pitch view of confucianism, itd be this. Dr yao has published widely in the area of philosophy and religious studies and is the author of five monographs including confucianism and. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion. Confucianism, also known as ruism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient china. Taking into account the long history and wide range of confucian studies, this book introduces confucianism initiated in china by confucius 551 bc479 bc primarily as a philosophical and religious tradition. Korea, japan, and vietnam 155 summary 158 11 neoconfucianism 159 the northern and southern song dynasties 159 neoconfucianism 160 issues in neoconfucianism 161 early neoconfucian thinkers 161 zhu xi 11200 and li xue, the school of principle 165 the school of mindheart 171 wang yangming 172 summary 174. The books and web resources on this page should provide you with background information on your topic. Introduction to confucianism is not officially considered a world religion because it is not organized as such e.
An indispensable source for further study and research for. Prior to this appointment, professor yao was professor of religion and ethics at the. Confucianism, taoism, and buddhism we have seen that many characteristic features of chinese philosophy can be related directly to the written language. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion by xinzhong yao and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An introduction to confucianism ebook written by xinzhong yao. A contextual approach is a new introduction to the field of chinese religion and culture. An introduction to confucianism by xinzhong yao goodreads. Introduction of patriarchs of confucianism audiobook the purpose of this book patriarchs of confucianism is to bypass all intermediaries so as to allow confucius, mencius. As a result, a wide variety of phenomena are called confucianism, many of which. Beginning with the tang dynasty 618907, confucianism entered into a new era, reaching its peak during the sung dynasty 9601279. An introduction to confucianism xinzhong yao download here. An introduction to confucianism by xinzhong yao, 9780521644303, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
An introduction to confucianism 2 adapted himself to confucianism in the course of his thirtyodd years in china. In introduction to confucianism, xinzhong yao strives to convey a balanced understanding of the chinese east asian tradition of confucius as it has evolved over the last 2500 years from ancient times to contemporary relevance, from the classics into practice and all within a single book. Review of xinzhong yaos book introduction to confucianism. Buy an introduction to confucianism introduction to religion 1 by yao, xinzhong isbn. Published may 27th by cambridge university press first published a chinese scholar based in the west, he draws together the many strands of confucianism in a style accessible to students, teachers, and general readers interested in one of the worlds major religious traditions. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Xinzhong yao is the author of an introduction to confucianism 3. An introduction to confucianism introduction to religion series by xinzhong yao. Xinzhong yao presents confucianism as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition with. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life, confucianism developed from what was later called the hundred schools of thought from the teachings of the chinese philosopher.
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