Confucianism category: 104 books

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Confucianism

A Modern Interpretation

by Chi Yun Chang, Orient Lee
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013

This book is the Magnum Opus dedicated to Mr Chi Yun Chang, a prominent historian as well as the founder of Chinese Culture University. This book illustrates the six elements of Confucius' teachings: Philosophy of Life Ethics, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Creation, Political Philosophy,...
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by Xinzhong Yao
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015

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. An indispensable source for further study and research for students and scholars.
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Transition to Neo-Confucianism

Shao Yung on Knowledge and Symbols of Reality

by Anne D. Birdwhistell
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1989

The Sung Neo-Confucian synthesis is one of the two great formative periods in the history of Confucianism. Shao Yung (1011-77) was a key contributor to this synthesis, and this study attempts to make understandable the complex and highly theoretical thought of a philosopher who has been, for the most...
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Chinese History and Culture

Seventeenth Century Through Twentieth Century

by Ying-shih Yü
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016

The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking readers....
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by Confucius
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017

"The Great Learning" was one of the "Four Books" in Confucianism. "The Great Learning" had come from a chapter in the Classic of Rites which formed one of the Five Classics. It consists of a short main text attributed to the teachings of Confucius and then ten commentary...
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Four Testaments

Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

by Richard Freund, Victor H. Mair, Cyril Glassé
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016

Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions—the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita—inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice...
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The Sage and the People

The Confucian Revival in China

by Sebastien Billioud, Joel Thoraval
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015

Winner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres After a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese...
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Confucianism in Contemporary Chinese Politics

An Actionable Account of Authoritarian Political Culture

by Shanruo Ning Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016

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by Ebrahim E.I. Moosa
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014

Navigate the world's belief systems with this faith-filled resource! Want to learn more about Judaism? Confused about Confucianism? This book is the answer to your prayers! World Religions DeMYSTiFieD is filled with the knowledge you need to ace a religion exam or satisfy your own curiosity. Written...
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Traces of the Sage

Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius

by James A. Flath, Ronald G. Knapp, Xing Ruan
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016

The Temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endowed temple...
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Lives of Confucius

Civilization's Greatest Sage Through the Ages

by Michael Nylan, Thomas Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010

Confucius—“Master Kung” (551–479 BCE), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher—originated teachings that have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life over many centuries. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice, and appropriateness...
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Confucius

The Man and the Way of Gongfu

by Peimin Ni
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016

Through a systematic introduction of Confucius as a historical figure, a spiritual leader, a philosopher, a political reformer, an educator, and a person, this book offers a comprehensive, lucid, and in-depth articulation of Confucius and his teachings for Western students. It explains how his ideas...
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by Umberto Bresciani
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016

Bresciani, Umberto, Wang Yangming – An Essential Biography, Passerino Editore, 2016. This is a biography – the first in Western languages - of an extraordinary man, who has fascinated countless people in the last five centuries. Wang Yangming was a philosopher, a military and political leader,...
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The Confucian Mind

A Historical and In-Depth Look at Asian Culture and Psyche

by Daniel Wang
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2006

Publication Date: July 2006 The Confucian civilization is thoroughly examined and explained in this volume, historically, philosophically and psychologically, by its two most prominant examples (Chinese and Japanese cultures), after a multi-year research effort, with ground breaking findings...
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