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The Transcendental and the Mundane
Chinese Cultural Values in Everyday Life
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This work suits readers interested in Chinese history, philosophy, and cultural studies, as well as those curious about contrasting worldviews and the role of tradition in addressing modern global challenges.
Offers an insightful and lively discussion of the spiritual life of the Chinese people. Through investigation of cultural ideals and life practices, the book constructs an original portrait of Chinese cultural values.
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Through investigation of Chinese cultural ideals and life practices, Prof. Cho-yun Hsu constructs an original portrait of Chinese spiritual life. Apart from focusing on the exalted subtleties of the scholarly elite, Prof. Hsu pays more attention to the everyday people's cultural idea. By examining their daily practices (including eating, living, medical practices, poems, songs, art, and literature) and "collective memory" such as legends, he seeks to clarify Chinese ideas concerning the universe, human life and nature, from traditional times down to the present day. Different from Judeo-Christian tradition centred on "God," the spiritual life of the Chinese people develops around ideas of being "human," and thus cultivating an interactive relationship between man, time, and space.
Cho-yun Hsu considers the mode and direction of Chinese culture will impact the future of the entire world. Based on his observation, Western civilisation represented by Europe and America nowadays is on the verge of a great change. The problems they are facing, including various crises of alienation and separation from nature, are, in terms of their basic origins, problems for which Western civilisation lacks the resources to arrive at a solution. Thus, Chinese culture centred on the man and on the idea of intimate, interdependent relations between man and nature, might offer another solution. It is expected that, by integrating its features into modern civilisation, Chinese culture can continue to prosper and be of benefit to the future of the world.
In The Transcendental and the Mundane, Cho-yun Hsu reflects on these issues, contributing to an understanding of how Chinese cultural perspectives might offer alternatives or enhancements to current global challenges.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9789882372122
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 April 2022
Country: Hong Kong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by David Ownby
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 160.0mm
Height: 230.0mm
Weight: 333g
Pages: 308
About the Author
Cho?yun Hsu, an internationally recognized authority on ancient Chinese history and comparative civilizations, earned his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, and elected Academician of Academia Sinica in Taiwan. As one of the founding members of the Chiang Ching?kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Hsu was instrumental in supporting and encouraging global research in Chinese Studies. In 2004, he received the Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Award, the highest honor of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), which recognizes his life?long dedication to the advancement of Asian Studies in theinternational arena. He has authored or coauthored numerous publications, including China: A New Cultural History (2012), Western Chou Civilization (1988), Han Agriculture: The Formation of the Early Chinese Agrarian Economy (1980), and Ancient China in Transition: An Analysis of Social Mobility (1965).
David Ownby is Professor of History at the UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al. His current research focus is intellectual life in contemporary China, and recent publications include Rethinking China's Rise: A Liberal Critique by Xu Jilin (as editor and translator), as well as Voices from the Chinese Century (co?edited with Timothy Cheek and Joshua A. Fogel). His online project, "Reading the China Dream," is available at readingthechinadream.com.
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