East Asian Confucianisms
Texts in Contexts
By (author) Chun-chieh Huang
Hardback (Published)
(June 2015)
ISBN: 9783847104087
6.34 x 9.33 inches
Price: $82.00
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The book reveals that “East Asian Confucianisms” forms an intellectual community that is transnational and multi-lingual. East Asian Confuciamisms has evolved in interaction between Confucian “universal values” and the local conditions present in each East Asian country and region. The vitality of East Asian Confucianisms stems from the desire of Confucian thinkers to interpret the core values of the Confucian classics in line with conditions and changes in their own times and location. Although all the interpretations from China, Korea and Japan were specific to their own era, they still share some themes. This book reveals that “East Asian Confucianisms” forms an intellectual, transnational and multi-lingual community.
This volume tells the story of the importance of the Confucian traditions and why and how Confucian texts were reinterpreted within the different ambiances and contexts around East Asia. The vitality of East Asian Confucianisms stems from the desire of Confucian thinkers to interpret the core values of the Confucian classics in line with conditions and changes in their own times and location. Although all the interpretations that were advanced in China, Korea and Japan were specific to their own era, they do still share some themes. This book reveals that East Asian Confucianisms forms an intellectual community that is transnational and multi-lingual and has evolved in interaction between Confucian universal values and the local conditions present in each East Asian country.
Dr. Chun-chieh Huang is Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University.
- By (author) Chun-chieh Huang
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The Debate and Confluence between Confucianism and Buddhism in East Asia
A Historical Overview. Translated by Jan Vrhovski. With a foreword by Jana S. Rošker
A Study of Cultural Interaction and Linguistic Contact
Approaching Chinese Linguistics from the Periphery
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