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Confucianism as a world religion: contested histories and contemporary realities

Anna Xiao Dong Sun
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Frontmatter
  • Preface (page ix)
  • Acknowledgments (page xvii)
  • Introduction Confusions over Confucianism (page 1)
  • 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 (page 17)
    • Chapter 2 The Making of a World Religion: Confucianism and the Emergence of Comparative Religion as a Discipline in the Nineteenth Century (page 45)
    • Chapter 3 The Confucianism as a Religion Controversy in Contemporary China (page 77)
  • 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 (page 97)
    • Chapter 5 Counting Confucians through Social Scientific Research (page 110)
    • Chapter 6 To Become a Confucian: A New Conceptual Framework (page 120)
  • 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 (page 137)
    • Chapter 8 The Contemporary Revival and Reinvention of Confucian Ritual Practices (page 153)
    • Chapter 9 The Politics of the Future of Confucianism (page 173)
  • Notes (page 185)
  • Bibliography (page 215)
  • Index (page 233)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
PEW 64.4 (Oct. 2014): 1103-1106 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/558833
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Published: c2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780691155579 (hardcover)
  • 9781400846085 (ebook)
  • 9780691168111 (paper)
Subject
  • Religion
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