A Feminist Critique of the Concept of Harmony: A Confucian Approach

In this paper, I explore the Confucian notion of harmony, particularly the ways that Asian women embrace it. The guiding question is "Should we de-Confucianize Asian women in order to engage them in genuine feminist dialogue?" With this question in mind, I explore the dynamic of Confuciani...

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Main Author: Lee, Insook (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 139-159
IxTheo Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
FD Contextual theology
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Modernization
B Ambivalence
B Harmony
B pastoral care and counseling
B Asian feminism
B Confucianism
B Korean / Korean-American
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Summary:In this paper, I explore the Confucian notion of harmony, particularly the ways that Asian women embrace it. The guiding question is "Should we de-Confucianize Asian women in order to engage them in genuine feminist dialogue?" With this question in mind, I explore the dynamic of Confucianism and modernization in terms of its impact on Asian women. I challenge us to recognize how the process of modernization has affected Asian women's lives, producing complex psychological reactions and consequences. I proceeded to criticize the Western stereotypes and misinterpretations of Confucianism, which modernization has shaped over the past century. Then, I have chosen the notion of harmony, one of the highest Confucian values, as an example of how this long-cherished value in Asia can be reclaimed as one of the major sources and strategies for Asian feminism.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2018.1547958