Conceptualizing "Popular Confucianism": The Cases of Ruzong Shenjiao, Yiguan Dao, and De Jiao

This article examines the importance and difficulty of conceptualizing "popular Confucianism" and proposes defining it as a continuum with its religious and secular manifestations poised at each end. It then provides three case studies: Ruzong Shenjiao, Yiguan Dao, and De Jiao - sectarian...

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主要作者: Chen, Yong (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: Johns Hopkins University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2017, 卷: 45, 發布: 1, Pages: 63-83
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Ruzong Shenjiao / Yiguan Dao / Dejiao / 儒家 / 民間宗教
Further subjects:B Yiguan Dao
B Ruzong Shenjiao
B De Jiao
B popular Confucianism
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總結:This article examines the importance and difficulty of conceptualizing "popular Confucianism" and proposes defining it as a continuum with its religious and secular manifestations poised at each end. It then provides three case studies: Ruzong Shenjiao, Yiguan Dao, and De Jiao - sectarian religions with a strong disposition to Confucian values and rites. It argues that an extended and analytical definition can better direct the scholarly and public attention to the social pertinence and daily utility of Confucianism, i.e., in what ways it is still lived by various Chinese communities and how it furnishes cultural identity and value orientation to them.
ISSN:2050-8999
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Chinese religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0737769X.2017.1284707