Differences and similarities between Confucianism and Hinduism?
And how is reflected in the social order in ancient India and China? Now I have the basic knowledge, the caste system and ancestor worship and so on, but what else? Thank you!
I think the similarities the similarities are all random, as well as between Kabbalah and Zen, because there is no real relationship between the two traditions. Therefore, any statement on similarities (or differences) says nothing at all about the development or practice of any tradition.
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Ancestor Worship and Korean Society by Janelli, Roger; Janelli, Dawnhee Edition ILL, 0 $19.99 The study of ancestor worship has an eminent pedigree in two disciplines: social anthropology and folklore (Goody 1962: 14-25; Newell 1976; Fortes 1976; Takeda 1976). Despite obvious differences in geographical specialization and intellectual orientation, researchers in both fields have shared a common approach to this subject: both have tried to relate the ancestor cult of a given society to its family and kin-group organization. Such a method is to be expected of social anthropologists, given the nature of their discipline; but even the Japanese folklorist Yanagita Kunio, whose approach to folk culture stems from historical and nationalist concerns, began his work on ancestors with a discussion of Japan’s descent system and family structure (Yanagita 1946). Indeed, connections between ancestor cults and social relations are obvious. As we pursue this line of analysis, we shall see that rural Koreans themselves are quite sophisticated about such matters.Many studies of ancestor cults employ a combination of social and psychological approaches to explain the personality traits attributed to the dead by their living kin. Particular attention has long been given to explaining the hostile or punitive character of the deceased in many societies (Freud 1950; Opler 1936; Gough 1958; Fortes 1965). Only recently, however, has the popularity of such beliefs been recognized in China, Korea, and Japan (Ahern 1973; A. Wolf 1974b; Kendall 1977; 1979; Yoshida 1967; Kerner 1976; Lebra 1976). The earliest and most influential studies of ancestor cults in East Asia, produced by native scholars (Hozumi 1913; Yanagita 1946; Hsu 1948), overemphasize the benign and protective qualities of ancestors. Some regional variations notwithstanding, this earlier bias appears to reflect a general East Asian reluctance to acknowledge instances of ancestral affliction. Such reticence is not found in all societies with ancestor cults, however; nor, in Korea, China, and Japan, is it equally prevalent among men and women. Therefore, we seek not only to identify the social experiences that give rise to beliefs in ancestral hostility, but to explain the concomitant reluctance to acknowledge these beliefs and its varying intensity throughout East Asia.In view of the limited amount of ethnographic data available from Korea, we have not attempted a comprehensive assessment of the ancestor cult in Korean society; instead we have kept our focus on a single kin group. We have drawn on data from other communities, however, in order to separate what is apparently true of Korea in general from what may be peculiar to communities like Twisongdwi, a village of about three hundred persons that was the site of our fieldwork. In this task, we benefited substantially from three excellent studies of Korean ancestor worship and lineage organization (Lee Kwang-Kyu 1977a; Choi Jai-seuk 1966a; Kim Taik-Kyoo 1964) and from two recent accounts of Korean folk religion and ideology (Dix 1977; Kendall 1979). |
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Wu Zixu, the Ancestor $70.1 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Wu Yun, better known by his style name Zixu, is the most famous ancestor of people with the surname of Wu. All branches of the Wu clans claim him as their first ancestor. He lived in the Spring and Autumn era (722 BC 481 Be of Chinese history. The historical records of Wu are found in two famous Chinese classics: Historical Records by Sima Qian and The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Wu Zixu was a famous Chinese scholar and military general who fought for the state of Wu during the during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. Since his death, Wu Zixu has evolved into a model of loyalty in the culture of China. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/07/18 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.23 inches |
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Ancestor By Sigler, Scott $19.29 When a team of brilliant geneticists discovers how to use animal tissue to replace failing human organs, they revive an ancient species reflecting a common ancestor and inadvertently unleash a fearsome giant predator with an insatiable appetite. Reprint. Author: Sigler, Scott Publication Date: 2011/06/07 Number of Pages: 425 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 5.25 Height: 8.25 |
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Ancient China by Cotterel, Arthur Edition ILL, 0 $14.49 Ancient China. Cotterel, Arthur |
