{"product_id":"the-sage-and-the-people-the-confucian-revival-in-china-9780190258139","title":"The Sage and the People: The Confucian Revival in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sebastien Billioud | Joel Thoraval\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Confucianism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Acad�mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sage and the People \u003c\/em\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 S�bastien Billioud and Jo�l 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890466734231,"sku":"9780190258139","price":13590.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190258139.webp?v=1781180125","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sage-and-the-people-the-confucian-revival-in-china-9780190258139","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}