1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248162003316

Autore

Sun Anna

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-299-40930-X

1-4008-4608-0

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

299.512

Soggetti

Confucianism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Confucianism as a world religion. The book begins at Oxford, in the late nineteenth century, when Friedrich Max Müller and James Legge classified Confucianism as a world religion in the new discourse of "world religions" and the emerging discipline of comparative religion. Anna Sun shows how that decisive moment continues to influence the understanding of Confucianism in the contemporary world, not only in the West but also in China, where the politics of Confucianism has become important to the present regime in a time of transition. Contested histories of Confucianism are vital signs of social and political change. Sun also examines the revival of Confucianism in contemporary China and the social significance of the ritual practice of Confucian temples. While the Chinese government turns to Confucianism to justify its political agenda, Confucian activists have started a movement to turn Confucianism into a religion. Confucianism as a world religion might have begun as a scholarly construction, but are we witnessing its transformation into a social and political reality? With historical analysis, extensive research, and thoughtful reflection, Confucianism as a World Religion will engage all those interested in religion and global politics at the beginning of the Chinese century.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910563156303321

Autore

De Cataldo Alessandra

Titolo

La comunicazione del rischio chimico : sperimentazione e valutazione nelle scuole di Roma / / a cura di Alessandra De Cataldo [and 2 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

FrancoAngeli, 2016

Milano, Italy : , : FrancoAngeli, , [2016]

©2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (426 pages) : illustrations, charts; PDF, digital file(s)

Collana

Il riccio e la volpe ; ; 1

Soggetti

Education - Chemicals - Italy

Education - Chemicals - Rome

Society & social sciences

Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book contains the results of a research on the outcomes of a communication campaign of the risks related to exposure to chemicals. The initiative, aimed at students of 3rd, 4th and 5th high school classes of the City of Rome, explored the initial level of skills and knowledge on the chemical hazard, and then assessed the increase as a result of an information campaign conducted by experts of Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), in order to spread knowledge on the subject and form a group of aware young citizens.