The worship of Confucius in Japan
"Provides the first overview of the richly documented and colorful Japanese version of the East Asian ritual to venerate Confucius, known in Japan as the sekiten. Traces the evolution of the sekiten in Japan from pre-modern times up to the present"--Provided by publisher
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published by the Harvard University Asia Center
2020
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| Dans: |
Harvard East Asian monographs (421)
Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Harvard East Asian monographs
421 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Kong, Qiu 551 avant J.-C.-479 avant J.-C.
/ Japan
/ Adoration
/ Confucianisme
/ Vie religieuse
/ Histoire 700-1945
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse BM Religions chinoises KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Japan
Religious life and customs
B Confucianism (Japan) Rituals History B Confucianism (Japan) Customs and practices History |
| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture |
| Résumé: | "Provides the first overview of the richly documented and colorful Japanese version of the East Asian ritual to venerate Confucius, known in Japan as the sekiten. Traces the evolution of the sekiten in Japan from pre-modern times up to the present"--Provided by publisher Part I. The first encounter: the Sekiten from the eighth to the sixteenth century: Chinese origins: canonical Confucian rites and the Da Tang Kaiyuan li -- A foreign spirit in Japan: Fujiwara promotion, Kibi no Makibi, and the Kanmu Emperor -- The ninth century: oligarchy, ambivalence, and cultural display -- Two literati and the court's iconic ceremony: Sugawara no Michizane, Miyoshi Kiyoyuki, and the Engishiki -- Traditionalism and the long decline: the conflagration of 1177 -- The court ceremony's afterlife: mere ritual and its legacy -- Part II. The second encounter, first phase, 1598-1771: The challenge of revival: post-Tang chinese liturgy in Late Feudal Japan -- Confucian spectacle in Edo: Hayashi Razan and cultural display -- The rehearsal of a foreign rite: Zhu Shunshui and Tokugawa Mitsukuni -- The shogun's solo dance: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi -- Puppetry, derogation, and decline: Arai Hakuseki and Tokugawa Yoshimune -- Part III. The final century: Confucius in a restive world: New perspectives: nativism, Confucian views, and the palace and warrior cults -- Emperor and uncrowned king: the palace rite, the Kokaku Emperor, and the Gakushuin -- Back to the past: Matsudaira Sadanobu and the Engishiki revival -- The liturgists' discontents: Inuzuka Innan and Ogori Shinsai -- The shogun's rite: adapting to a warriors' world -- Traditionalism and enervation: mere ritual again -- Part IV. The final drama: Pluralism: provincial Sekiten, martial cults, Shinto, and Mito syncretism -- Confucius impugned: the Hirata Shinto canonical and Hasegawa Akimichi -- Denouement in Meiji: Iwakura Tomomi and the triumph of Shinto -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Sekiten in Modern Japan |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-518) and index |
| ISBN: | 0674237269 |