TY  - BOOK
AU  - Huang,Jinxing
AU  - Chin,Jonathan
TI  - Confucianism and sacred space: the Confucius temple from imperial China to today 
SN  - 0231552890
AV  - BL1882.C6 H83 2021
U1  - 299.5/1235 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Temples, Confucian
KW  - China
KW  - Confucianism
KW  - Temples confucéens
KW  - Chine
KW  - Confucianisme
KW  - RELIGION / Confucianism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: the Confucius temple as a ritual system: manifestations of power, belief, and legitimacy in traditional China -- Expanding the symbolic meaning and function of the rites: the evolution of Confucius temples in imperial China -- Confucianism as a religion: a comparative study of traditional Chinese religions -- Sages and saints: a comparative study of canonization in Confucianism and Christianity -- The cultural politics of autocracy: the Confucius temple and Ming despotism, 1368-1530 -- Xunzi: the Confucius temple's absentee -- The disenchantment with Confucianism in modern China -- The lonely Confucius temples across the Taiwan straits: the difficult transformation of modern China's traditional culture -- Conclusion: reflections on my study of Confucianism as a religion
N2  - "Confucianism and Sacred Space uses the site of the Confucius temple to explore Confucianism both as one of China's "three religions" (with Buddhism and Daoism) and as a cultural phenomenon, from the imperial era and to its secular garb under the Communists. This translation draws on Chin-shing Huang's two monographs and numerous published articles to provide a holistic picture of his decades-long research into Confucius temples. An introduction gives a historical overview and pulls the pieces together"--
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