Sacred Realm (Confucianism and Chinese Culture)

Author: Zhang Liwen
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Confucianism is not only the mainstream and foundation of traditional Chinese culture but also has had a profound and far-reaching impact on the national psychology, character, and daily life of the Chinese nation. It has also spread overseas, particularly to Southeast Asia, becoming a global. The profound and sophisticated humanistic connotation within Confucianism has become a valuable spiritual treasure and heritage of the Chinese nation, still serving as a fine tradition we must inherit and a resource that can be referenced in our modernization efforts. This book takes the broad perspective of traditional Chinese culture as its starting point, focusing on the foundational role of Confucianism in traditional Chinese culture and thinking. Based on historical materials from the Five Classics, Histories, Masters, and Collectanea, as well as Confucian classics, it systematically organizes and explores Confucianism in relation to philosophy, ethics, law, religion, sociology, science and technology, literature and art, economy, and management, as well as its interactions with East Asia and the West. It both analyzes and reveals the essence, thinking pathways, humanistic spirit, modern value, and fundamental characteristics of Confucianism in traditional Chinese culture from a metaphysical level, and also outlines and elaborates on its interactive and integrated relationships with all aspects of traditional Chinese culture from a mundane and secular dimension, particularly providing a detailed and in-depth examination of its global influence.