WREL 5009 Scholars, Sages and Samurai: The Confucian Tradition in East Asia

As a philosophy, a system of social ethics, and a religion, Confucianism and its later form, Neo-Confucianism, profoundly affects the cultures of China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam to this day. This course will examine the rise and development of this tradition, starting with Confucius himself, and proceeding to its influence on the social, political and religious life of China and East Asia.

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