Thinking with Weber’s Religion of China in the Twenty-First Century
Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to Max Weber’s Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism , which is to make the development of Confucianism, rather than the development of modern capitalism, the dependent variable in our analysis of Chinese society. In this light, Weber’s treatment of C...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Review of Religion and Chinese Society
Year: 2020, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 250-270 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Weber, Max 1864-1920, Konfuzianismus und Taoismus
/ China
/ Interreligiosity
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia |
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Confucianism and Daoism
B Max Weber and Chinese religion B “orthodoxy and heterodoxy” in Chinese religion B Chinese religious systems |
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| Summary: | Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to Max Weber’s Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism , which is to make the development of Confucianism, rather than the development of modern capitalism, the dependent variable in our analysis of Chinese society. In this light, Weber’s treatment of Confucianism and Daoism as an interconnected whole (the orthodoxy and heterodoxy of Chinese society) may be seen as a promising step in understanding the ecological dynamics of the Chinese religious system. In this system, diverse religious traditions coexist and are often interdependent, forming a rich tapestry of practices, beliefs, and ethics that give meaning to people in their everyday lives. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-3955 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of Religion and Chinese Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22143955-00702006 |