LEADER 04531nam 22006015 450 001 996248162003316 005 20190708092533.0 010 $a1-299-40930-X 010 $a1-4008-4608-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400846085 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018083 035 $a(EBL)1114882 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12430533 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10883484 035 $a(PQKB)10477279 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1114882 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001752749 035 $a(OCoLC)839305447 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43401 035 $a(DE-B1597)453905 035 $a(OCoLC)979755324 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400846085 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018083 100 $a20190708d2013 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConfucianism as a World Religion $eContested Histories and Contemporary Realities /$fAnna Sun 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ : $cPrinceton University Press, $d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (267 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-16811-3 311 $a0-691-15557-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction. Confusions over Confucianism -- $tPart I. The Puzzle of Classification: How Did Confucianism Become a World Religion? -- $tChapter 1. Four Controversies over the Religious Nature of Confucianism A Brief History of Confucianism -- $tChapter 2. The Making of a World Religion. Confucianism and the Emergence of Comparative Religion as a Discipline in the Nineteenth Century -- $tChapter 3. The Confucianism as a Religion Controversy in Contemporary China -- $tPart II. The Problem of Methodology: Who Are the Confucians in China? -- $tChapter 4. Confucianism as a World Religion The Legitimation of a New Paradigm -- $tChapter 5. Counting Confucians through Social Scientific Research -- $tChapter 6. To Become a Confucian. A New Conceptual Framework -- $tPart III. The Reality of Practices: Is Confucianism a Religion in China Today? -- $tChapter 7. The Emerging Voices of Women in the Revival of Confucianism -- $tChapter 8. The Contemporary Revival and Reinvention of Confucian Ritual Practices -- $tChapter 9. The Politics of the Future of Confucianism -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIs 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. 606 $aConfucianism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConfucianism. 676 $a299.512 700 $aSun$b Anna, $01015596 801 0$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248162003316 996 $aConfucianism as a World Religion$92372236 997 $aUNISA 999 $p$65.45$u06/16/2016$5Relig