Social experimentation and "popular Confucianism": The case of the Lujiang Cultural Education Centre.
| Title | Social experimentation and "popular Confucianism": The case of the Lujiang Cultural Education Centre. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Dutournier, G., & Ji Zhe |
| Journal | China Perspectives |
| Volume | 2009 |
| Pagination | 67 - 81 |
| Date Published | 2009 |
| Publisher | French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) |
| ISBN Number | 19964617 |
| Keywords | BUDDHISTS, China, Confucianism, CULTURAL education, NON-governmental organizations, PROSELYTIZING, Religion, SOCIAL aspects |
| Abstract | The multiplicity of initiatives in China today that claim to be inspired by "Confucianism" calls for particular attention to the diversity of their practical application. In this case study, we analyse the formation and workings of a new kind of educational institution: initiated three years ago in the town of Tangchi (Anhui) by a Taiwanese Buddhist, but nonetheless strongly influenced by Confucian traditionalism, this "Cultural Education Centre" is inventing, somewhere between political control and moral proselytism, a new form of governmentality that could gain widespread acceptance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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