Confucianism as a World Religion : : Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities / / Anna Sun.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Sun, Anna,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 1 line illus. 9 tables.

Is Confucianism a religion? If so, why do most Chinese think it isn't? From ancient Confucian temples, to nineteenth-century archives, to the testimony of people interviewed by the author throughout China over a period of more than a decade, this book traces the birth and growth of the idea of...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction. Confusions over Confucianism
• 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
• Chapter 2. The Making of a World Religion. Confucianism and the Emergence of Comparative Religion as a Discipline in the Nineteenth Century
• Chapter 3. The Confucianism as a Religion Controversy in Contemporary China
• 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
• Chapter 5. Counting Confucians through Social Scientific Research
• Chapter 6. To Become a Confucian. A New Conceptual Framework
• 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
• Chapter 8. The Contemporary Revival and Reinvention of Confucian Ritual Practices
• Chapter 9. The Politics of the Future of Confucianism
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index