The revival of confucian tradition in contemporary Chinese society: a case study of modern Sishu education

作者：Lisha Zhu · 发表于：CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge) · 年份：2013 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education、Chinese history and philosophy、Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

This thesis explores how Confucian tradition is reproduced and transformed \nthrough the classics-reading based modern Sishu education. The revival of Confucian \ntradition in contemporary Chinese society is far more complex than a rote repetition of \nhistoric Confucianism. In-depth interview and participant observation were conducted \nwith Huaxia Kids Community, a non-governmental organization in Shanghai that promotes \nConfucian classics-reading and traditional Chinese culture. Through analyzing \nhow modern Sishu education is promoted and how Confucian classics are perceived and \nrepresented, this research suggests that the historicity and authenticity of Confucian tradition \nlies in the current representation of the past. The symbolic risk of Confucian tradition is situated in people???s dispositions that are mediated by the socio-cultural condition.