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Manufacturing Confucianism

Chinese Traditions and Universal Civilization [Paperback]

by Lionel M. Jensen

    • Author

      Lionel M. Jensen

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Duke University Press

    • Published

      February 1998

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      Could it be that the familiar and beloved figure of Confucius was invented by Jesuit priests? In "Manufacturing Confucianism", Lionel M. Jensen reveals this very fact, demonstrating how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the presumably historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, prophet, statesman, wise man, and saint.Tracing the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching, Jensen reconstructs the cultural consequences of the encounter between the West and China. For the West, a principal outcome of this encounter was the reconciliation of empirical investigation and theology on the eve of the scientific revolution. Jensen also explains how Chinese intellectuals in the early twentieth century fashioned a new cosmopolitan Chinese culture through reliance on the Jesuits' Confucius and Confucianism.Challenging both previous scholarship and widespread belief, Jensen uses European letters and memoirs, Christian histories and catechisms written in Chinese, translations and commentaries on the Sishu, and a Latin summary of Chinese culture known as the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus to argue that the national self-consciousness of Europe and China was bred from a cultural ecumenism wherein both were equal contributors."Manufacturing Confucianism" will have a major impact on studies of China, comparative literature, post colonialism, and Asian religions. For its insights into the history of modern Chinese nationalism, this path breaking study will also engage readers interested in contemporary Chinese affairs.

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      • Author

        Lionel M. Jensen

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Duke University Press

      • Published

        February 1998

      • Weight

        786g

      • Page Count

        472

      • Dimensions

        155 x 236 x 36 mm

      • ISBN

        9780822320470

      • ISBN-10

        0822320479

      • Eden Code

        1163382

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      • Author/Creator: Lionel M. Jensen

      • ISBN: 9780822320470

      • Publisher: Duke University Press

      • Release Date: February 1998

      • Weight: 786g

      • Dimensions: 155 x 236 x 36 mm

      • Eden Code: 1163382

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