{"product_id":"the-analects-of-confucius-wisehouse-classics-edition-9789176372982","title":"The Analects of Confucius (Wisehouse Classics Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Confucius\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wisehouse Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wisehouse Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Confucianism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Analects\u003c\/strong\u003e (literally: \"Edited Conversations\"), also known as the \u003cem\u003eAnalects of Confucius\u003c\/em\u003e, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher \u003cem\u003eConfucius\u003c\/em\u003e and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by \u003cem\u003eConfucius'\u003c\/em\u003e followers. It is believed to have been written during the \u003cem\u003eWarring States\u003c\/em\u003e period (475 BC-221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). By the early \u003cem\u003eHan\u003c\/em\u003e dynasty the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e was considered merely a \"commentary\" on the Five Classics, but the status of the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e grew to be one of the central texts of Confucianism by the end of that dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the late \u003cem\u003eSong\u003c\/em\u003e dynasty (960-1279) the importance of the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e as a philosophy work was raised above that of the older Five Classics, and it was recognized as one of the \"Four Books\". The \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e has been one of the most widely read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today. They were very important for Confucianism and China's overall morals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46474461413527,"sku":"9789176372982","price":639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789176372982.jpg?v=1766268157","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-analects-of-confucius-wisehouse-classics-edition-9789176372982","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}