Li 禮, Ritual and Pedagogy: A Cross-Cultural Exploration

The aim of this article is to show, first, that ritual in general and the Confucian li in particular can serve an important pedagogical function, and, secondly, that the sophisticated treatment of li by Confucius and his immediate followers demonstrates that they were consciously aware of this parti...

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Главный автор: Sigurðsson, Geir (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Springer Netherlands 2012
В: Sophia
Год: 2012, Том: 51, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 227-242
Другие ключевые слова:B Propriety
B Confucius
B Pedagogy
B Tradition
B Education
B Ritual
B Confucianism
B Li
B Creativity
B Rites
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Итог:The aim of this article is to show, first, that ritual in general and the Confucian li in particular can serve an important pedagogical function, and, secondly, that the sophisticated treatment of li by Confucius and his immediate followers demonstrates that they were consciously aware of this particular potential of li. The discussion takes off by considering formal, ritualized performances from an educational point of view by making use of some seminal, largely Western, research on ritual, though always with an eye on li. It then turns more specifically to li as exemplifying informal interpersonal conduct, whereby pre-Qin Confucian writings will be consulted to construct an interpretation of li as creative and personalized edifying embodiments of a cultural legacy. It will be argued that both aspects of ritual, formal and informal, are potentially of value as a pedagogical tool for instilling a communal sense in the practitioners as well as enabling them to contribute creatively to the ongoing evolution of their cultural habitat.
ISSN:1873-930X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-012-0319-z