This essay analyses Chinese political culture, which was strongly dominated by Confucianism, the doctrine developed from the teachings of Confucius (551–479 BC): it was reinterpreted in a turning point of the history of the Chinese empire in the late 19th century, in order to seek institutional change. The extreme flexibility of this doctrine is proved also by a contemporary reformulation of it, which is widely widespread today even in the intellectual circles of the People's Republic of China
A brief analysis of Chinese political culture in the modern and contemporary periods / Miranda, EUGENIA MARINA. - STAMPA. - 1(2014), pp. 291-300.
A brief analysis of Chinese political culture in the modern and contemporary periods
MIRANDA, EUGENIA MARINA
2014
Abstract
This essay analyses Chinese political culture, which was strongly dominated by Confucianism, the doctrine developed from the teachings of Confucius (551–479 BC): it was reinterpreted in a turning point of the history of the Chinese empire in the late 19th century, in order to seek institutional change. The extreme flexibility of this doctrine is proved also by a contemporary reformulation of it, which is widely widespread today even in the intellectual circles of the People's Republic of ChinaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
