The religious ethic and mercantile spirit in early modern China /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Editorial Note
- Editor's Introduction
- Author's Introduction
- Part I: The Inner-Worldly Reorientation of Chinese Religions
- 1. New Chan (Japanese pronunciation, Zen) Buddhism
- 2. New Religious Daoism
- Part II: New Developments in the Confucian Ethic
- 3. The Rise of New Confucianism and the Influence of Chan Buddhism
- 4. Establishing the "World of Heaven's Principles": The "Other World" of New Confucianism
- 5. "Seriousness Pervading Activity and Tranquility": The Spiritual Temper of Inner-Worldly Engagement
- 6. "Regarding the World as One's Responsibility": The Inner-Worldly Asceticism of New Confucianism
- 7. Similarities and Differences Between Zhu Xi and Lu Xiangshan: The Social Significance of the Division in New Confucianism
- Part III: The Spiritual Configuration of Chinese Merchants
- 8. Ming and Qing Confucians' View of "Securing a Livelihood"
- 9. A New Theory of the Four Categories of People: Changes in the Relationship Between Scholars and Merchants
- 10. Merchants and Confucian Learning
- 11. The Mercantile Ethic
- 12. "The Way of Business"
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography