Confucianism as a world religion : contested histories and contemporary realities /
Sun, Anna Xiao Dong, 1971-
Confucianism as a world religion : contested histories and contemporary realities / Anna Sun. - xix, 244 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.
Four controversies over the religious nature of Confucianism -- A brief history of Confucianism -- The making of a world religion -- Confucianism and the emergence of comparative religion as a discipline in the nineteenth century -- The Confucianism as a religion controversy in contemporary China -- Confucianism as a world religion -- The legitimation of a new paradigm -- Counting Confucians through social scientific research -- To become a Confucian -- A new conceptual framework -- The emerging voices of women in the revival of Confucianism -- The contemporary revival and reinvention of Confucian ritual practices -- The politics of the future of Confucianism.
9780691155579 (hardcover) 0691155577 (hardcover) 1400846080 (electronic bk) 9781400846085
40022208896
2012036448
016269817 Uk
Confucianism.
BL 1853 / .S84 2013
Confucianism as a world religion : contested histories and contemporary realities / Anna Sun. - xix, 244 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.
Four controversies over the religious nature of Confucianism -- A brief history of Confucianism -- The making of a world religion -- Confucianism and the emergence of comparative religion as a discipline in the nineteenth century -- The Confucianism as a religion controversy in contemporary China -- Confucianism as a world religion -- The legitimation of a new paradigm -- Counting Confucians through social scientific research -- To become a Confucian -- A new conceptual framework -- The emerging voices of women in the revival of Confucianism -- The contemporary revival and reinvention of Confucian ritual practices -- The politics of the future of Confucianism.
9780691155579 (hardcover) 0691155577 (hardcover) 1400846080 (electronic bk) 9781400846085
40022208896
2012036448
016269817 Uk
Confucianism.
BL 1853 / .S84 2013