Ritual and the moral life : reclaiming the tradition /
In the twentieth century, in both China and the West, ritual became marginalized in the face of the growth of secularism and individualism. In China, Confucianism and its essentially ritualistic comportment to the world were vigorously suppressed during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer Science+Business Media,
[2012]
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| Series: | Philosophical studies in contemporary culture ;
v. 21. |
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| Summary: | In the twentieth century, in both China and the West, ritual became marginalized in the face of the growth of secularism and individualism. In China, Confucianism and its essentially ritualistic comportment to the world were vigorously suppressed during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao Zedong. But deritualization already took place as a result of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 under Sun Yat-Sen. In the West, while the process of deritualization has been generally more gradual, it has been nonetheless drastic. In contrast to this situation, this volume investigates the crucial role ritual plays in constituting the human understanding of their place in the cosmos, the purpose of their lives, and imbues human existence with a more complete sense of meaningfulness. This volume presents the work of philosophers from both China and the West as they reflect upon the constitutive role that ritual plays in human life. They reflect not only on ritual in general but also on specific Confucian and Christian appreciations of ritual. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 297 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789400727557 9400727550 |