Japanese Confucianism: a cultural history

"For more than 1500 years, Confucianism has played a major role in shaping Japan's history - from the formation of the first Japanese states during the first millennium AD, to Japan's modernization in the nineteenth century, to World War II and its still unresolved legacies across Eas...

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Main Author: Paramore, Kiri (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press [2016]
Series:New approaches to Asian history 15
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"For more than 1500 years, Confucianism has played a major role in shaping Japan's history - from the formation of the first Japanese states during the first millennium AD, to Japan's modernization in the nineteenth century, to World War II and its still unresolved legacies across East Asia today. In an illuminating and provocative new study, Kiri Paramore analyses the dynamic history of Japanese Confucianism, revealing its many cultural manifestations, as religion and as a political tool, and as social capital and public discourse, as well as its role in international relations and statecraft. The book demonstrates the processes through which Confucianism was historically linked to other phenomenon, such as the rise of modern science and East Asian liberalism. In doing so, it offers new perspectives on the sociology of Confucianism and its impact on society, culture and politics across East Asia, past and present"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xix, 231 Seiten Illustration, Diagramm, Karten
ISBN:9781107058651
9781107635685

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