Confucianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18927186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tan Chee‐beng (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc091.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4243469395 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
It is widely acknowledged that Confucianism has a dominant influence in Chinese culture. Chinese scholars writing in Chinese generally see Confucianism ( ruxue , or rujia , thinking) as a school of Chinese philosophy, and the question of whether Confucianism is a religion or not does not arise. Western scholars on religion, however, often regard Confucianism as a religion. Indeed, Weber's famous work on Chinese religion is entitled The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism . It is worth noting that, historically, the Chinese do not make a clear distinction between moral teaching and the western concept of religious teaching, these being referred to as jiao , or “teaching.” Thus, sanjiao , referring to Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, is better translated as “three teachings” rather than as “three religions,” for in the Chinese understanding of jiao , it is not important whether or not Confucianism is a religion
Buddhism · China · Chinese culture · Chinese philosophy · Epistemology · Neo-Confucianism · Political science · Sociology · Taoism · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |