Transformations Of The Confucian Way

An account of the grand intellectual development of the Confucian tradition. It describes the historical phases of Confucianism and offers insights into the often neglected gifts of scholars of the Han, Tang, and the modern periods, as well as into the vast contributions of Korea and Japan.

Berthrong, John

A Note on Conventions -- Dynastic Chart -- Introduction: Transformations and Variations on Confucian History -- The Classical Tradition from Confucius to Hsun Tzu -- The Comments of the Han: The Confucian Canon Defined -- The Defense of the Faith from the Wei-Chin (220-420) to the T'ang (618-907): The Challenge of Taoism and Buddhism -- The Renaissance of the Sung: The Second Golden Age -- The Flourishing of the Yuan and Ming -- Korean and Japanese Confucianism and the Ch'ing School of Evidential Research -- Confucianism in the Modern World -- Further Readings and Contentious Issues -- Wade-Giles to Pinyin Conversion Table