ISBN:
9789400727564
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (294 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture Ser. v.21
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
203/.8
Keywords:
Ritual
;
Rites and ceremonies
Abstract:
In the wake of the long retreat from ritual into secularism and individuality, this book presents the work of philosophers from both China and the West who reflect upon the constitutive role that ritual--especially Confucian and Christian--plays in human life.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Ritual as a Cardinal Category of Moral Reality: An Introduction -- 1.1 The Traditional Ritual Project: The Right and the Rite -- 1.2 Taking Ritual Seriously -- 1.3 The Confucian Legacy -- 1.4 Modernity, Rituals, and the Bonds of Society -- 1.5 Restoring and Sustaining the Fabric of Tradition -- 1.6 Ritual and Cultural Renewal -- References -- Part 1: Ritual, Virtue, and the Pursuit of the Holy -- Chapter 2: Ritual as the Creation of Social Reality -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Establish or Reinforce Expectations, Relationships, and Roles -- 2.3 Promote or Signal Stability or Harmony -- 2.4 Establish or Reinforce Identity as Part of a Group -- 2.5 Signal the Passage of Time or a Change in Circumstances -- 2.6 Impact on Outsiders -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Ritual, Virtue, and Human Flourishing: Rites as Bearers of Meaning -- 3.1 Taking Ritual Seriously: The Philosophical Anthropology of Homo Ritualis -- 3.2 Li and Li, Rite and Right -- 3.3 The Multi-dimensional Character of Ritual -- 3.4 Ritual as the Scaffolding of Culture and Virtue -- 3.5 Why Rightly-Ordered Worship Is the Cardinal Ritual -- 3.6 Cultural Preservation and Renewal: The Culture Wars as Ritual Wars -- 3.7 Taking Ritual Seriously -- References -- Chapter 4: Ritual as Education Concerning Social Space and Time -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Experiential Epistemology of Rituals -- 4.3 Ritual Disclosure: Five Dimensions of Reality -- 4.3.1 Disclosing the Relation of Man to the World -- 4.3.2 Disclosing the Relation of Man to Animals -- 4.3.3 Disclosing the Relation Among Living Humans -- 4.3.4 Disclosing the Relation Among Humans Over Time -- 4.3.5 Disclosing the Relation Between Man and God -- 4.4 Shifts in Ritual as Signaling Changes in Content -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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