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Title Ritual and the moral life : reclaiming the tradition / edited by David Solomon, Ruiping Fan and Ping-cheung Lo
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 297 pages)
Series Philosophical studies in contemporary culture, 0928-9518 ; v. 21
Philosophical studies in contemporary culture ; v. 21.
Contents pt. 1. Ritual, Virtue, and the Pursuit of the Holy -- Ritual as the Creation of Social Reality / Ana S. Iltis -- Ritual, Virtue, and Human Flourishing: Rites as Bearers of Meaning / H. Tristram Engelhardt -- Ritual as Education Concerning Social Space and Time / Mark J. Cherry -- Why the West Spurns Medical Rituals / Griffin Trotter -- Ritual as a Cardinal Category of Moral Reality: An Introduction / David Solomon, Ping-Cheung Lo, Ruiping Fan and H. Tristram Engelhardt -- pt. 2. Confucian Insights: Ritual as the Fabric of the Moral Community -- Ritual: Meaning and Recognition / Tangjia Wang -- An Analysis of the Consciousness of Filial Piety Through the Perspective of Time / Xianglong Zhang -- Confucian Rites of Passage: A Comparative Analysis of Zhu Xi's Family Rituals / Ping-Cheung Lo -- Confucian Ritualization: How and Why? / Ruiping Fan -- pt. 3. Ritual and Tradition as Challenge to Modernity -- Cultural and Philosophical Resistance to Ritual in Contemporary Culture / David Solomon -- Hierarchical Rituals for Egalitarian Societies / Daniel A. Bell -- Ritual, Harmony, and Peace and Order: A Confucian Conception of Ritual / Jonathan Chan -- pt. 4. The Traditional Ritual Project -- The Traditional Ritual Project / George Khushf -- Renewing Ritual Cultures: Paternal Authority, Filial Piety, and the Ethos of Self-Submission in Christianity and Confucianism / Corinna Delkeskamp-Hayes
pt. 1. Ritual, virtue, and the pursuit of the holy -- pt. 2. Confucian insights : ritual as the fabric of the moral community -- pt. 3. Ritual and tradition as challenge to modernity -- pt. 4. The traditional ritual project
Summary "In the twentieth century, in both China and the West, ritual became marginalized in the face of the growth of secularism and individualism. In China, Confucianism and its essentially ritualistic comportment to the world were vigorously suppressed during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao Zedong. But de-ritualization already took place as a result of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 under Sun Yat-Sen. In the West, while the process of de-ritualization has been generally more gradual, it has been nonetheless drastic. In contrast to this situation, this volume investigates the crucial role ritual plays in constituting the human understanding of their place in the cosmos, the purpose of their lives, and imbues human existence with a more complete sense of meaningfulness. This volume presents the work of philosophers from both China and the West as they reflect upon the constitutive role that ritual plays in human life. They reflect not only on ritual in general but also on specific Confucian and Christian appreciations of ritual"--Publisher's website
Analysis Philosophy (General)
Ethics
Philosophy, modern
Religion (General)
Non-Western Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Religious Studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Ritual -- Philosophy
Ritualism -- Philosophy
Rites and ceremonies -- Philosophy
RELIGION -- Inspirational.
SELF-HELP -- Spiritual.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Ethics
Philosophy
Philosophy, Modern
Form Electronic book
Author Solomon, David, 1943-
Fan, Ruiping, 1962-
Luo, Bingxiang.
ISBN 9789400727564
9400727569