Mysticism and kingship in China: the heart of Chinese wisdom
In: Cambridge studies in religious traditions 11
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In: Cambridge studies in religious traditions 11
In: Cambridge studies in religious traditions 11
In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship were bound up with cultivation of trance states and communication with spirits. Over time, these associations were retained, though sidelined, as the sage-king myth became a model for the actual ruler, with a messianic appeal for the ruled. As a paradigm, it also became appropriated by private individuals who strove for wisdom without becoming kings. As the Confucian tradition interacted with the Taoist and the Buddhist, the religious character of spiritual and mystical cultivation became more pronounced. But the sage-king idea continued, promoting expectations of benevolent despotism rather than democratisation in Chinese civilisation
In: Studies in oriental culture 11
In: Oriental monograph series 16
In: The China quarterly, Volume 156, p. 1063-1064
ISSN: 1468-2648
In: Asian thought & society: an international review, Volume 11, Issue 32-33, p. 215-230
ISSN: 0361-3968
By comparing and contrasting the attitudes and values of Chinese intellectuals in respect of their responses toward modernization, the author discusses the problems inherent in China's quest for modernization and development. The liberal, Marxist and traditionalist responses to modernization, Confucian rationalism as a contributive force to the eventual modernization of many East Asian societies. (DÜI-Sen)
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ISSN: 0305-7410, 0009-4439
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In: The China quarterly: an international journal for the study of China, Issue 156, p. 1063
ISSN: 0305-7410, 0009-4439
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ISSN: 2327-7793
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Volume 50, Issue 2, p. 301
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: Curriculum inquiry: a journal from The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Volume 24, Issue 3, p. 367-395
ISSN: 1467-873X