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The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism (Oxford Ritual Studies) - Hardcover

Ing, Michael David Kaulana

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9780199924899: The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism (Oxford Ritual Studies)
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Michael Ing's The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism is the first monograph in English about the Liji--a text that purports to be the writings of Confucius' immediate disciples, and part of the earliest canon of Confucian texts called ''The Five Classics,'' included in the canon several centuries before the Analects. Ing uses his analysis of the Liji to show how early Confucians coped with situations where their rituals failed to achieve their intended aims. In contrast to most contemporary interpreters of Confucianism, Ing demonstrates that early Confucian texts can be read as arguments for ambiguity in ritual failure.

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Michael David Kaulana Ing is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199924899
ISBN 13 
9780199924899
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304
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