Directory of Confucianism Resources

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A humanistic tradition of East Asian thought, begun by Confucius and continued by later thinkers such as Mencius and Zhu Xi.

Subcategories

• Confucians
• Neo-Confucianism
• Temples and Shrines

Resources in This Category

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Confucianism

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04223b.htm
  An article by Charles F. Aiken from this 1912 reference work. Reviews the key teachings and history of Confucianism, and its relation to Christianity.

• Confucian Teachings Stand Test of Time

  http://www.china.org.cn/english/2000/Dec/5153.htm
  A year 2000 article from China.org.cn. Describes the contemporary popularity of Confucian studies in China.

• Confucianism

  http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm
  A basic outline of the Confucian tradition, its principles and schools, from Religioustolerance.org.

• Confucianism

  http://www.crystalinks.com/confucianism.html
  An illustrated article reviewing the basic Confucian teachings and the history of Confucianism.

• Confucianism

  http://confucianism.freehostingguru.com/
  A brief overview of the Confucianism history, belief and ethics.

• Confucianism

  http://www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopedia/confuc/
  Articles on the various historical manifestations of this philosophical tradition. Part of the PHILTAR Overview of World Religions.

• Confucianism and Confucius

  http://www.interfaith.org/confucianism/
  Commentary, and online texts and resources for the study of this school of thought.

• Confucius and Confucianism

  http://www.shanghai.ws/confucianism/
  Articles and online resources on confucius and the history of Confucianism.

• Confucius and the Scholars

  http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99apr/9904confucius.htm
  Article published in The Atlantic in 1999. Considers the modern revival of Confucianism in the light of recent scholarship which questions Confucianism's historical origins and the appropriateness of "Confucianism" as a general term.

• Ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Xun-zi

  http://www.san.beck.org/EC14-Confucian.html
  Chapter from a book by Sanderson Beck. Discusses the life story and teachings of each of these classical Chinese thinkers.

• Sacred Texts - Confucian Documents

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/
  Online texts of the key works of the Confucian philosophical tradition, including the Confucian canon and four of the Five Classics.

• The Cult of Confucius

  http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Asian/TempleCulture.html
  Article by Thomas A. Wilson, detailing the historical process by which Confucius and his followers came to be venerated across China.

• The Song Confucians' View of History

  http://www.iun.edu/~hisdcl/h425/songhistory.htm
  Outlines the role of historical inquiry in the Confucian thought of the Chinese Song dynasty.

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