The sage returns : Confucian revival in contemporary China /
The sage returns : Confucian revival in contemporary China /
edited by Kenneth J. Hammond and Jeffrey L. Richey.
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture .
- SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: The Death and Resurrection of Confucianism""; ""Notes""; ""Part One. Confucianism and Intellectual Life""; ""Chapter 1. The Tenacious Persistence of Confucianism in Imperial Japan and Modern China""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 2. Scientism and Modern Confucianism""; ""Introduction""; ""Definitions and Structure""; ""Question of Civilization: Science and Imperialism""; ""Critique of Confucianism in the New Culture Movement""; ""Scientism and Confucianism in Nationalist China and the New Life Movement"" ""Scientism and Chinese Culturism""""The People�s Republic: Confucianism Complements Scientism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Part Two. Confucianism and the State""; ""Chapter 3. Selling Confucius: The Negotiated Return of Tradition in Post-ocialist China""; ""Introduction""; ""The Cultural Landscape""; ""Spreading the Word of Self-Help Confucianism: Yu Dan""; ""Confucianism in Comparative Perspective: The Vision of Cai Degui""; ""The Iconoclastic Commentary of Li Ling""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes"" ""Chapter 4. The Return of the Repressed: The New Left and “Left� Confucianism in Contemporary China""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 5. Chat Room Confucianism: Online Discourse and Popular Morality in China""; ""Jackie Chan: Confucian Critic Or Confucian Catalyst?""; ""Intuitive Group Morality""; ""Moral Critique of Youth""; ""Freedom with Confucian Characteristics""; ""Notes""; ""Part Three. Confucianism and Popular Culture""; ""Chapter 6. Like the Air We Breathe: Confucianism and Chinese Youth""; ""Down with Confucius! Youthful Iconoclasm, 1919 to 1978"" ""The Reform Era and the Rise of China�s Millennial Youth""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 7. The Sage�s New Clothes: Popular Images of Confucius in Contemporary China""; ""The Revival of Qufu""; ""Rebuilding Other Temples of Confucius""; ""Monumental statues of Confucius""; ""Retelling the Life of Confucius""; ""Pictorial biographies""; ""Animated cartoons""; ""Film""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Sources in Chinese""; ""Sources in English""; ""Index""
An interdisciplinary exploration of the contemporary Confucian revival. Until its rejection by reformers and revolutionaries in the twentieth century, Confucianism had been central to Chinese culture, identity, and thought for centuries. Confucianism was rejected by both Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party, which characterized it as an ideology of reaction and repression. Yet the sage has returned: today, Chinese people from all walks of life and every level of authority are embracing Confucianism. As China turned away from the excesses of the Cultural Revolution and experienced the adoption and challenges of market practices, alternatives were sought to the prevailing socialist morality. Beginning in the 1980s and continuing through the years, ideas, images, behaviors, and attitudes associated with Confucianism have come back into public and private life. In this volume, scholars from a wide range of disciplines explore the contemporary Confucian revival in China, looking at Confucianism and the state, intellectual life, and popular culture. Contributors note how the revival of Confucianism plays out in a variety of ways, from China's relationship with the rest of the world, to views of capitalism and science, to blockbuster movies and teenage fashion. Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University. He is the author of Pepper Mountain: The Life, Death, and Posthumous Career of Yang Jisheng, the editor of The Human Tradition in Premodern China, and the coeditor (with Kristin Stapleton) of The Human Tradition in Modern China. Jeffrey L. Richey is Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Berea College. He is the author of Confucius in East Asia: Confucianism's History in China, Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam and the editor of Teaching Confucianism.
9781438454931 1438454937
2000-2099
Confucianism--History--China--21st century.
Confucianisme--Histoire--Chine--21e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY / Eastern
Confucianism
China
Electronic books.
History
BL1853 / .S24 2015eb
181/.112
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: The Death and Resurrection of Confucianism""; ""Notes""; ""Part One. Confucianism and Intellectual Life""; ""Chapter 1. The Tenacious Persistence of Confucianism in Imperial Japan and Modern China""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 2. Scientism and Modern Confucianism""; ""Introduction""; ""Definitions and Structure""; ""Question of Civilization: Science and Imperialism""; ""Critique of Confucianism in the New Culture Movement""; ""Scientism and Confucianism in Nationalist China and the New Life Movement"" ""Scientism and Chinese Culturism""""The People�s Republic: Confucianism Complements Scientism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Part Two. Confucianism and the State""; ""Chapter 3. Selling Confucius: The Negotiated Return of Tradition in Post-ocialist China""; ""Introduction""; ""The Cultural Landscape""; ""Spreading the Word of Self-Help Confucianism: Yu Dan""; ""Confucianism in Comparative Perspective: The Vision of Cai Degui""; ""The Iconoclastic Commentary of Li Ling""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes"" ""Chapter 4. The Return of the Repressed: The New Left and “Left� Confucianism in Contemporary China""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 5. Chat Room Confucianism: Online Discourse and Popular Morality in China""; ""Jackie Chan: Confucian Critic Or Confucian Catalyst?""; ""Intuitive Group Morality""; ""Moral Critique of Youth""; ""Freedom with Confucian Characteristics""; ""Notes""; ""Part Three. Confucianism and Popular Culture""; ""Chapter 6. Like the Air We Breathe: Confucianism and Chinese Youth""; ""Down with Confucius! Youthful Iconoclasm, 1919 to 1978"" ""The Reform Era and the Rise of China�s Millennial Youth""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 7. The Sage�s New Clothes: Popular Images of Confucius in Contemporary China""; ""The Revival of Qufu""; ""Rebuilding Other Temples of Confucius""; ""Monumental statues of Confucius""; ""Retelling the Life of Confucius""; ""Pictorial biographies""; ""Animated cartoons""; ""Film""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Sources in Chinese""; ""Sources in English""; ""Index""
An interdisciplinary exploration of the contemporary Confucian revival. Until its rejection by reformers and revolutionaries in the twentieth century, Confucianism had been central to Chinese culture, identity, and thought for centuries. Confucianism was rejected by both Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party, which characterized it as an ideology of reaction and repression. Yet the sage has returned: today, Chinese people from all walks of life and every level of authority are embracing Confucianism. As China turned away from the excesses of the Cultural Revolution and experienced the adoption and challenges of market practices, alternatives were sought to the prevailing socialist morality. Beginning in the 1980s and continuing through the years, ideas, images, behaviors, and attitudes associated with Confucianism have come back into public and private life. In this volume, scholars from a wide range of disciplines explore the contemporary Confucian revival in China, looking at Confucianism and the state, intellectual life, and popular culture. Contributors note how the revival of Confucianism plays out in a variety of ways, from China's relationship with the rest of the world, to views of capitalism and science, to blockbuster movies and teenage fashion. Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University. He is the author of Pepper Mountain: The Life, Death, and Posthumous Career of Yang Jisheng, the editor of The Human Tradition in Premodern China, and the coeditor (with Kristin Stapleton) of The Human Tradition in Modern China. Jeffrey L. Richey is Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Berea College. He is the author of Confucius in East Asia: Confucianism's History in China, Korea, Japan, and Viet Nam and the editor of Teaching Confucianism.
9781438454931 1438454937
2000-2099
Confucianism--History--China--21st century.
Confucianisme--Histoire--Chine--21e siècle.
PHILOSOPHY / Eastern
Confucianism
China
Electronic books.
History
BL1853 / .S24 2015eb
181/.112