num_pages: 349
description: This book explores the earliest Confucian texts to find coherent structural principles linking the various facets of Confucian doctrine. Its central theme is that the coherence of early Confucianism emerges only when doctrine is viewed as a function of the unique ritual practice of the early Confucian community.
language: English
title: The Confucian Creation of Heaven: Philosophy and the Defense of Ritual Mastery
titlecomplete: The Confucian Creation of Heaven: Philosophy and the Defense of Ritual Mastery (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy & Culture)
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 4
publisher: New York Univ Pr