The Worship of Confucius in Japan

by James McMullen

How has Confucius, quintessentially and symbolically Chinese, been received throughout Japanese history? The Worship of Confucius in Japan provides the first overview of the richly documented and colorful Japanese version of the East Asian ritual to venerate Confucius, known in Japan as the sekiten. The original Chinese political liturgy embodied assumptions about sociopolitical order different from those of Japan. Over more than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674237269
• ISBN13: 9780674237261
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"