The Sage And The People: The Confucian Revival In China Sage Et Le Peuple. English University Press Scholarship Online

**Winner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres**After a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese society today raises a number of questions about the role that this ancient tradition might play in a contemporary context. The Sage and the People is the first comprehensive enquiry into the "Confucian revival" that began in China during the 2000s. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork carried out over eight years in various parts of the country, it explores the re-appropriation and reinvention of popular practices in fields as diverse as education, self-cultivation, religion, ritual, and politics.The book analyzes the complexity of the "Confucian revival" within the broader context of emerging challenges to such categories as religion, philosophy, and science that prevailed in modernization narratives throughout the last century. Exploring state cults both in Mainland China and Taiwan, authors Sébastien Billioud and Joël Thoraval compare the interplay between politics and religion on the two shores of the Taiwan strait and attempt to shed light on possible future developments of Confucianism in Chinese society. Winner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres After a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese society today raises a number of questions about the role that this ancient tradition might play in a contemporary context. The Sage and the People is the first comprehensive enquiry into the "Confucian revival" that began in China during the 2000s. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork carried out over eight years in various parts of the country, it explores the re-appropriation and reinvention of popular practices in fields as diverse as education, self-cultivation, religion, ritual, and politics. The book analyzes the complexity of the "Confucian revival" within the broader context of emerging challenges to such categories as religion, philosophy, and science that prevailed in modernization narratives throughout the last century. Exploring state cults both in Mainland China and Taiwan, authors Sébastien Billioud and Joël Thoraval compare the interplay between politics and religion on the two shores of the Taiwan strait and attempt to shed light on possible future developments of Confucianism in Chinese society. After a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese society today raises a number of questions about the role that this ancient tradition might play in a contemporary context. The Sage and the People, originally published in French is the first comprehensive enquiry into the "Confucian revival" that began in China during the 2000s. Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork carried out over eight years in various parts of the country, it explores the re-appropriation and reinvention of popular practices in fields as diverse as education, self-cultivation, religion, ritual, and politics. The book analyzes the complexity of the "Confucian revival" within the broader context of emerging challenges to such categories as religion, philosophy, and science that prevailed in modernization narratives throughout the last century. Exploring state cults both in Mainland China and Taiwan, authors Sbastien Billioud and Jol Thoraval compare the interplay between politics and religion on the two shores of the Taiwan strait and attempt to shed light on possible future developments of Confucianism in Chinese society Cover The Sage and the People Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Jiaohua (教化): The Confucian Revival in China as an Educative Project 1. Confucian Education during the Twentieth Century: A Retrospective Outlook 2. The New Institutionalization of Confucian Education 3. A Modern Anti-Intellectualism: The Body, the Child, the People Part II Anshen Liming (安身立命): The Religious Dimension of Confucianism 4. “The Varieties of Religious Experience” 5. Questioning Modern Categories 6. The Quest for a Recognition of Confucian Religion Part III Lijiao (禮教): Between Rites and Politics 7. The Confucius Cult: Historical Retrospective 8. Qufu, 2007 9. The Use and Abuse of Confucius 10. Between Religious Ritual and Political Ceremonial: Cosmology and National State Epilogue Bibliography Index After A Century During Which Confucianism Was Viewed By Academics As A Relic Of The Imperial Past Or, At Best, A Philosophical Resource, Its Striking Comeback In Chinese Society Today Raises A Number Of Questions About The Role That This Ancient Tradition Might Play In A Contemporary Context. Sébastien Billioud And Joël Thoraval. Translation Of: Le Sage Et Le Peuple. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.