Faith and Politics: (New) Confucianism as Civil Religion

Asian Studies

Bart DESSEIN¹ 

[1] Ghent University;

关键词: Confucianism;    New Confucianism;    civil religion;    political rhetoric;   

DOI  :  10.4312/as.2014.2.1.39-64

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper discusses how, in contemporary China, politico-religious narratives that reiterate the country’s Confucian tradition serve to create a sense of belonging and sharedness in a community, and provide a way to interpret this community and the contemporary Chinese nation as having a divine mission. As these Chinese foundational myths combine elements of Confucianism with patriotism and nationalism, they can be interpreted as a constitutive element of a “civil religion with Chinese characteristics”, and as providing arguments for a “religious” legitimation of the CCP as organization that has to lead the nation on this mission.

【 授权许可】

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