Confucianism and modern China : the Lewis Fry memorial lectures, 1933-34, delivered at Bristol University / Reginald F. Johnston.

The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a deep interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. His fourteen-year posting to the relatively quiet port of Weihaiwei allowed him to indulge this interest and...

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Main Author: Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir, 1874-1938 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:Cambridge library collection. Religion.
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Summary:The British colonial administrator and scholar Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) travelled extensively in the Far East, developing a deep interest in Chinese culture and spirituality. His fourteen-year posting to the relatively quiet port of Weihaiwei allowed him to indulge this interest and to travel to places not usually visited by Europeans. Well acquainted with the philosophy of Confucius, Johnston had happily quoted the Confucian classics in his court judgments at Weihaiwei. In 1918, he was appointed tutor to the young Puyi (1906-67), who had been China's last emperor before his forced abdication. This 1934 publication, developed from lectures, presents an accessible interpretation of the tenets and fortunes of Confucianism, notably the impact of the New Culture Movement on the philosophy's place in Chinese society. Among other works, Johnston's Buddhist China (1913) and Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) are also reissued in this series.
Item Description:Originally published: London : Victor Gollancz, 1934.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 272 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316106570
1316106578
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781316106570
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.