Ritual and the Moral Life: Reclaiming the Tradition
Ritual and the Moral Life: Reclaiming the Tradition (Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture) by David Solomon
English | 26 Mar. 2012 | ISBN: 9400727550 | 295 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 26 Mar. 2012 | ISBN: 9400727550 | 295 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
In the twentieth century, in both China and the West, ritual became marginalized in the face of the growth of secularism and individualism. In China, Confucianism and its essentially ritualistic comportment to the world were vigorously suppressed during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) under Mao Zedong. But de-ritualization already took place as a result of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 under Sun Yat-Sen. In the West, while the process of de-ritualization has been generally more gradual, it has been nonetheless drastic. In contrast to this situation, this volume investigates the crucial role ritual plays in constituting the human understanding of their place in the cosmos, the purpose of their lives, and imbues human existence with a more complete sense of meaningfulness.