The philosophy of filiality in ancient China : ideological development of ancestor worship in the Zhanguo period
Filiality (xiao) has been a significant concept in Chinese culture. Its significance is shown by the fact that its idea was elevated to a system of philosophy by Confucians in the Zhanguo period (475-221 B.C.E.). The purpose of this study is to clarify why filiality was important and what the ph...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6924 |