Sacred Texts of the World. Episode 20, Five Confucian Classics.

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FilmPublisher number: 6747881 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2014Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Philosophy and religion

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Grant HardySummary: Here, confront the intriguing question of whether Confucianism is a religion or a philosophy. Learn about the Confucian canon and how it became the foundation of Chinese state ideology. Sample texts encompassing poetry, history, ritual, rules for living, and explorations of morality, and consider why we refer to them as "classics" rather than "scripture."

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Grant Hardy

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.

Here, confront the intriguing question of whether Confucianism is a religion or a philosophy. Learn about the Confucian canon and how it became the foundation of Chinese state ideology. Sample texts encompassing poetry, history, ritual, rules for living, and explorations of morality, and consider why we refer to them as "classics" rather than "scripture."

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