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Science and the Confucian religion of Kang Youwei (1858-1927) : China before the conflict thesis
This close analysis of Kang's conception of a compatible and complementary relationship between scientific knowledge and 'true religion' exemplified by his Confucian religion (kongjiao) contributes to a richer understanding of this subject in China and in a more global context.
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Body, ritual and identity : a new interpretation of the early Qing Confucian Yan Yuan (1635-1704)
\"Yan Yuan (1635-1704) has long been a controversial figure in the study of Chinese intellectual and cultural history. Although marginalized in his own time largely due to his radical attack on Zhu Xi (1130-1200), Yan became elevated as a great thinker during the early twentieth century because of the drastic changes of modern Chinese intellectual climate. In Body, Ritual and Identity : A New Interpretation of the Early Qing Confucian Yan Yuan (1635-1704), Yang Jui-sung has demonstrated that the complexity of Yan's ideas and his hatred for Zhu Xi in particular need be interpreted in light of his traumatic life experiences, his frustration over the fall of the Ming dynasty, and anxiety caused by the civil service examination system. Moreover, he should be better understood as a cultural critic of the lifestyle of educated elites of late imperial China. By critically analyzing Yan's changing intellectual status and his criticism that the elite lifestyle was unhealthy and feminine, this new interpretation of Yan Yuan serves to shed new light on our understanding of the features as well as problems of educated elite culture in late imperial China\"--Provided by publisher.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Body, Ritual and Identity
In Body, Ritual and Identity: A New Interpretation of Yan Yuan, Yang Jui-sung has demonstrated that the complexity of Yan's ideas and his hatred for Zhu Xi in particular need be interpreted in light of his traumatic life experiences, his frustration over the fall of the Ming dynasty, and anxiety caused by the civil service examination system.
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Yes Gawd! : how faith shapes LGBT identity and politics in the United States
Yes Gawd!explores the effects of religious belief and practice on political behavior among the LGBT community, a population long persecuted by religious institutions and generally considered to be non-religious.Royal Cravens deftly shows how faith impacts the politics of LGBT people.
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Queer Spiritual Spaces
Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historically been, and continue to be, excluded or derided by mainstream religions and alternative spiritualities. As the first monograph to be directly informed by 'queer' subjectivities whilst dealing with divergent spiritualities on an international scale, this book explores the recently emerging innovative spaces and integrative practices of queer spiritualities. Its breadth of coverage and keen critical engagement mean it will serve as a theoretically fertile, comprehensive entry point for any scholar wishing to explore the queer spiritual spaces of the twenty-first century.
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Body, ritual and identity
Yan Yuan (1635-1704) has long been a controversial figure in the study of Chinese intellectual and cultural history. Although marginalized in his own time largely due to his radical attack on Zhu Xi (1130-1200), Yan was elevated to a great thinker during the early twentieth century because of the drastic changes of the modern Chinese intellectual climate. In Body, Ritual and Identity: A New Interpretation of the Early Qing Confucian Yan Yuan (1635-1704), Yang Jui-sung has demonstrated that the complexity of Yan's ideas and his hatred for Zhu Xi in particular need to be interpreted in light of his traumatic life experiences, his frustration over the fall of the Ming dynasty, and anxiety caused by the civil service examination system. Moreover, he should be better understood as a cultural critic of the lifestyle of educated elites of late imperial China. By critically analyzing Yan's changing intellectual status and his criticism that the elite lifestyle was unhealthy and feminine, this new interpretation of Yan Yuan serves to shed new light on our understanding of the features as well as problems of educated elite culture in late imperial China.
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Institutional, Political, Economic, and Social Development of South Korea
The Korean experience of societal and economic development is unique in the world. Our endeavor here is to show how the Korean economy acquired its distinctive and highly successful characteristics mainly during the critical decades between the 1945 and 1990. The key factors have been: First, a prevailing political regime that exhibited high levels of vision and effectiveness in pursuing social and economic reforms. Second, the exceptional ability with which successive five-year plans set out by the government were executed. Third, a particular type of kinship-based business organization emerged, the Chaebol, which contributed to Korean development in two main ways: the owners of these businesses (extended families) closely followed the directions and planning process of the government, and their enterprises eventually formed a set of networks linking huge companies with smaller more specialist companies (the Chaebols network). Finally, the Korean people in general possessed a set of Confucianist cultural values that helped the whole process of development. Overall, a co-evolutionary path existed between institutions and business typology and practice.
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Social Experimentation and 'Popular Confucianism': The Case of the Lujiang Cultural Education Centre
The multiplicity of initiatives in China today that claim to be inspired by 'Confucianism' calls for particular attention to the diversity of their practical application. In this case study, we analyse the formation and workings of a new kind of educational institution: initiated three years ago in the town of Tangchi (Anhui) by a Taiwanese Buddhist, but nonetheless strongly influenced by Confucian traditionalism, this 'Cultural Education Centre' is inventing, somewhere between political control and moral proselytism, a new form of governmentality that could gain widespread acceptance.
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Chinese hedonic values and the Chinese classical virtues: managing the tension
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which Chinese classical virtues act as a restraint on consumerist hedonic values and the associated priority on profit maximisation by managers.Design methodology approach - The paper is based on a literature review and adopts a reflective approach to the topic.Findings - The paper considers how Chinese classical virtues are related to contemporary relational or indigenous values and how a social tension is created between these values and the hedonic values now present in Chinese urban society. Implications for management and management education are reviewed in the light of this tension.Practical implications - The social unrest created by the privatisation of SOEs can be mitigated by the promotion of management education sensitised to the cultural norms and expectations of the Chinese people in relation to the role and responsibilities of managers. The Junzi (gentleman-leader) archetype and the virtues of ren-yi-li are offered as exemplary features of a management seeking to balance social responsibility with profitability.Originality value - The paper highlights the social turbulence created by the advent of market economics in China and the concomitant rise of consumerism and the privatisation of state-owned enterprises.
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