Confucian Cultures of Authority

This volume examines the values that have historically guided the negotiation of identity, both practical and ideal, in Chinese Confucian culture, considers how these values play into the conception and exercise of authority, and assesses their contemporary relevance in a rapidly globalizing world. Included are essays that explore the rule of ritual in classical Confucian political discourse; parental authority in early medieval tales; authority in writings on women; authority in the great and long-beloved Folk novel of ChinaHershock, Peter D. is the author of 'Confucian Cultures of Authority', published 2006 under ISBN 9780791467985 and ISBN 0791467988.