2016/03/31 by Kiri Paramore · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Asian Studies and History #Chinese history and philosophy #Japanese History and Culture
paper · doi:10.1017/cbo9781107415935
openalex publication_date 2016/04/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
For more than 1500 years, Confucianism has played a major role in shaping Japan's history - from the formation of the first Japanese states during the first millennium AD, to Japan's modernization in the nineteenth century, to World War II and its still unresolved legacies across East Asia today. In an illuminating and provocative new study, Kiri Paramore analyses the dynamic history of Japanese Confucianism, revealing its many cultural manifestations, as religion and as a political tool, as social capital and public discourse, as well as its role in international relations and statecraft. The book demonstrates the processes through which Confucianism was historically linked to other phenomenon, such as the rise of modern science and East Asian liberalism. In doing so, it offers new perspectives on the sociology of Confucianism and its impact on society, culture and politics across East Asia, past and present