A Cultural History offers a welcome and groundbreaking approach to the current revival of interest in Confucian and Neo-Confucian studies. … The greatest value of this book, however, is its ...

It is often said that the status of women began to decline in the Song period, just when Neo-Confucianism was gaining sway. The two signs of this decline most frequently mentioned are the pressure on ...

Everyone has a different answer to the question of whether boys and girls can be friends. Some will say that it is impossible ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

China has been trying to revive traditional Confucianism (e.g., the neo-Confucianism) and bring it into China’s unique one-party political system. Meanwhile, South Korea has long since adopted ...

Portugal’s maritime voyages in the 15th and 16th centuries initiated significant commercial and cultural exchanges between Europe and Asia. Similar to the Spanish encounters in the Americas, ...

A manuscript of commentaries about Confucianism written apparently between the sixth and early seventh centuries in China was confirmed in Japan, a discovery one scholar described as “invaluable.” ...

Mokyr, Joel and Tabellini, Guido 2024. Social organizations and political institutions: why China and Europe diverged. Economica, Vol. 91, Issue. 362, p. 347.

But the lowest class, including slaves, butchers and shamans, remained without surnames or clan names until much later. Enter ...

Gardens are a place of serenity. The Gardens of Medongaule -- formally “Les Jardins de Medongaule,” a garden complex ...