The education of Confucian scholar and the Analects of Confucius in the period of Silla

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 125-144
Author(s):  
Mi-ha Chai
Keyword(s):  
The Analects ◽  
Confucian Scholar

A Historical Approach to the Analects

2009 ◽  
Vol null (31) ◽  
pp. 29-61
Author(s):  
Shin JungGeun
Keyword(s):  
Historical Approach ◽  
The Analects

The Errors of Confucianism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Q. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Confucian Scholar

Book 1 starts off from the premise that Confucianism not only teaches the truths; it also contains errors and falsehoods that contradict the holy way of the Lord of Heaven, which is the great and most righteous way that people everywhere must believe and follow to attain peace. Book I invites the Confucian scholar to discuss and analyze with the author the so-called errors that are intermingled with Confucian truths.

Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Q. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Religious Pluralism ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Christian Missions ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Rich Picture ◽  
Minority Religion ◽  
Confucian Scholar

Though a minority religion in Vietnam, Christianity has constituted a significant presence in the country since its arrival in the sixteenth century. This translation and analytical study of a 1752 document entitled Tam Giáo Chư Vọng [Errors of the Three Religions] adds to the knowledge of its early history within its cultural and religious contexts. This anonymous manuscript paints a rich picture of the three traditional Vietnamese religions (Tam Giáo), i.e., Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Aiming at the new converts, the writer describes the “errors” (Chư Vọng) of these traditional beliefs and religious practices and provides an apologetics for the Christian doctrines. Structured as a dialogue between a Christian priest and a Confucian scholar, the work explains and evaluates many religious customs and rituals of eighteenth-century Vietnam—many of which are still in practice today. In addition, it contains a trove of information on the challenges and struggles that Vietnamese Christian converts had to face in following the new faith. Beside its enormous historical value for studies on Vietnamese religions, language, and culture, this manuscript raises contemporary and highly complex issues concerning the encounter between Christianity and other religions, Christian missions, religious pluralism, interreligious dialogue, and the dialogue between Christianity and cultures.

Understanding and translating Confucian philosophy in the Analects: a sociosemiotic perspective

Semiotica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Min
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Intercultural Understanding ◽  
Cultural Assumptions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confucian Philosophy ◽  
The Analects

Abstract As the representative of Chinese classical works, the Analects represents a source of difficulty in both understanding and interpretation of Confucian philosophy. Confucian philosophy as a philosophy of creativity and otherness is closely related with the social and cultural values in society. Therefore, the study of Confucian philosophy in the Analects cannot be separated from the descriptive study of the effects of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, contexts, language use, and the effects of language use on society. This article attempts to explore how the meaning of Confucian philosophy in the Analects is interpreted and accepted by Western readers through complex social semiotic interactions. The article focuses on the interpretation of Confucian philosophy as a reflection of cultural assumptions, values and prohibitions, and the manipulation of the social semiotic resources in the process of understanding, translation, and acceptance of Confucian philosophy in the Analects through a discussion of its original text, different versions and the reasons behind the social semiotic activities. The article concludes with a consideration of significant social semiotic interactions that influence the translator’s interpretation and reader’s acceptance of Confucian philosophy so as to facilitate intercultural understanding.

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