Ritual and religion in the Xunzi
Editorial STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
España peninsular
- Editorial STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
- ISBN13 9781438451947
- ISBN10 1438451946
- Tipo Libro
- Páginas 197
- Año de Edición 2014
- Idioma Inglés
- Encuadernación Rústica
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Filosofías De AsiaRitual and religion in the Xunzi
Editorial STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Challenges traditional views to consider Xunzi as a religious thinker.
Xunzi, a founding figure in the Confucian tradition, is one of the world’s great philosophers and theorists of religion. For much of the last century, his work has been seen largely as critical of religion, particularly the popular beliefs and invocations of supernatural forces that underpin so many religious rituals. Contributors to this volume challenge this view and offer a more sophisticated picture of Xunzi. He emerges not as critic, but rather as an adherent of religion who seeks to give religious practices meaning even though many religious beliefs are mistaken or self-serving. Each essay offers a powerful illustration of Xunzi as both a religious devotee and as a philosopher of religion, drawing on a wide array of disciplines and methodologies.