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The origins of Chinese thought : from shamanism to ritual regulations and humaneness
Title:
The origins of Chinese thought : from shamanism to ritual regulations and humaneness

You wu dao li shi li gui ren. English.

由巫到禮, 釋禮歸仁

Modern Chinese philosophy,

Modern Chinese philosophy ;
Author:
Li, Zehou, author.
ISBN:
9789004379619
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You wu dao li shi li gui ren. English.
Physical Description:
xv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series:
Modern Chinese philosophy, volume 17.

Modern Chinese philosophy ; v. 17.
General Note:
"This book is translated from Li Zehou's You wu dao li shi li gui ren published by SDX Joint Publishing Company, Beijing in 2015"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The unity of shaman and ruler -- The characteristics of shamanism -- From "shamanism" to "historicism" -- "Virtue" and "ritual" -- "Humaneness" and "sincerity" -- Daoism and the fundamental concepts of Chinese culture -- From shamanism to ritual regulations -- The essence of ritual regulations : the integration of religion, ethics and politics -- The way of Heaven and God -- The divine in motion -- Three characteristics of "ritual" -- Sense of historical mission -- "Emotional cosmology" -- "Immanent transcendence"? -- "Innate nature" and "emotion" : which is fundamental? -- "One-world" -- Replacing Confucius and Mencius with the Duke of Zhou and Confucius.
Abstract:
"The Origins of Chinese Thought offers an account of the origins and nature of a uniquely Chinese way of thinking that, carried through Confucian tradition, continues to define the character of Chinese culture and society. Li Zehou argues that vestiges of the practices of early shamanistic ritual, rationalized in ritual regulations and internalized in morals and values, continue to shape Chinese thought and relationships. This outlook and its understanding of the world, the divine, ourselves, one another, what is right and what is good differ fundamentally from other world traditions. As an alternative to modern liberalism, it offers unique resources for addressing modern Chinese--and even global--philosophic and moral issues"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278) and index.
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npmlib 10900144 BF1584 C6 L52813 ysh
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