Confucianism has been a foundational component of East Asian culture, religion, society, and government for millennia, and its visibility and significance have continued to expand in recent decades. Confucianism is often elusive, challenging categories and theoretical stances of the academy and yet simultaneously seeming to merge with a broader culture. Confucianism has spread with Chinese emigration; it has also spread through the interest of American and European academics who have identified with its scholarly and ethical commitments. While it was once declared a dying tradition, today knowledge of Confucianism is vital to understanding and engaging modern East and Southeast Asia.
Comprised of thirty-eight original essays by experts from a wide range of disciplines, The Oxford Handbook of Confucianism covers the Confucian tradition chronologically, geographically, and topically through textured and innovative examinations of foundational subjects and emerging topics in Confucian studies. Confucianism in China is critically examined, from ancient legends through medieval and early modern China to contemporary manifestations. Essays also consider the tradition in the wider East Asian culture and beyond, notably in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and the recently emerged
"Preface, Jennifer Oldstone-Moore Part I: Introductory Essays Confucianism and ""Confucianism"": Describing and Problematizing the Tradition, Jeffrey L. Richey The Construction of Confucianism in East Asia, Nicolas Zufferey The Construction of Confucianism in Europe and the Americas: Confucius and Confucian Sayings Across the Centuries, Lionel M Jensen Part II: The Development of Confucianism in China The Confucian Legendary Past, Yuri Pines Confucius and the Zhou Dynasty, Scott Bradley Cook The Analects, Peimin Ni Mencius, Jim Behuniak Xunzi: The Quintessential Confucian, Lee Dian Rainey The Confucian Classics, Newell Ann Van Auken Early Imperial Confucianism, Keith N. Knapp The Formation of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, Tze-ki Hon Re-forming Confucianism: Zhu Xi's Synthesis, Joseph A. Adler Late Imperial Confucianism, Pauline C. Lee Imperialism, Reform, and the End of Institutional Confucianism in the Late Qing, Kai-wing Chow Confucianism in Republican China, 1911-1949, Jennifer Oldstone-Moore Confucianism in the Taiwan, Republic of China, Chun-chieh Huang Confucianism in the People's Republic of China, Tongdong Bai Images of Confucius Through the Ages, Deborah Sommer Part III: Confucianism Beyond China Confucianism in Japan, Kiri Paramore Confucianism in Japan: The Tokugawa Era, John A. Tucker Confucianism in Korea, Michael J. Pettid Confucianism in Korea: Choson Dynasty, Youngmin Kim, Youngyeon Kim Confucianism in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, Eddie C.Y. Kuo, Qingjuan Sun Confucianism in Vietnam, John K. Whitmore Boston Confucianism, Robert Cummings Neville Part IV: Topical Studies of Confucianism Confucianism and Education, Linda Walton Confucianism and the Family, Robert L. Moore Confucianism and Social Structure, Alan T. Wood Confucianism and the State, Sungmoon Kim Confucianism and Gender, Sin Yee Chan Confucianism and the Lives of Women, Li-hsia Lisa Rosenlee Confucianism and Literature, Michael A. Fuller, Martin W. Huang Confucianism and Visual Arts, Julia K. Murray Confucianism and Modern Culture, Christian Jochim Confucianism and Ritual, Hagop Sarkissian Confucianism and Contemporary Ethics, Tim Connolly Confucianism and Chinese Religion, Ronnie Littlejohn Confucianism as a Religion, Yong Chen"
Jennifer Oldstone-Moore is Professor Emerita of Religion and East Asian Studies at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. A specialist in modern Confucianism, her work has centered on Republican era Confucianism in the context of nation building and ritual. Her books include Confucianism and Understanding Taoism.
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Confucianism
This handbook highlights the modernity of Confucianism and endeavors to find a solution to modern social disorder while providing scholars with extensive research perspectives and methods. It provides a broad context, a clear organizational structure, and is a worthwhile read. * The Religion *
