{"product_id":"the-analects-erin-m-cline-9780190863128","title":"The Analects: A Guide","description":"The \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLunyu\u003c\/em\u003e) is the earliest and most influential record of the teachings of Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.), known to most Westerners as \"Confucius.\" If we measure influence according to the number of people who have lived their lives according to the teachings of a particular text, there is a good argument to be made that the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e has been the most influential text in the world. This book argues that we have good reasons to study the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e as a sacred text, and that doing so sheds light not only on the text and the Confucian tradition, but on what the sacred is, more broadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins by examining what it means for a text to be regarded as sacred in relation to the unique history of this remarkably influential book, and goes on to offer a close study of the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e, including its structure, its composition and compilation, and the purpose it has served in the Confucian tradition as the earliest and most authoritative record of Kongzi's teachings and conduct. The book further considers the history of the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e as the most authoritative collection of Confucian teachings which virtually all major Confucians--as well as Chinese thinkers throughout history from the Mohist, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions--responded. This book explores the text, situating its teachings in relation to the religious practices of its time (including Zhou rituals and customs known as li and the veneration of ancestor and nature spirits), and discusses the \u003cem\u003eAnalects\u003c\/em\u003e use and reception both in the periods following its composition and compilation and throughout China's imperial history up through the modern era, including the recent revival of activity in Confucian temples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin M. Cline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190863129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190863128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.57w x 0.75d","brand":"Erin M. Cline","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990526198015,"sku":"9780190863128","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a863ddc4-cea5-47a4-bf11-928dae82d52d.jpg?v=1683305181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-analects-erin-m-cline-9780190863128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}