From trustworthiness to secular beliefs : changing concepts of xin from traditional to modern Chinese /

"What does the Chinese term xin mean? How does it relate to the concept of faith in a Western sense? How far does it still denote "being trustworthy" in its ancient Confucian sense? When did major shifts occur in its long history of semantics that allowed later Christian missionaries...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Meyer, Christian, Clart, Philip
Weitere Verfasser:
Meyer, Christian (HerausgeberIn), Clart, Philip (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Leiden : Brill 2023
BRILL, 2023.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
"What does the Chinese term xin mean? How does it relate to the concept of faith in a Western sense? How far does it still denote "being trustworthy" in its ancient Confucian sense? When did major shifts occur in its long history of semantics that allowed later Christian missionaries to use the term regularly as a translation for the concept of believing in gods or God? This volume offers a broad picture of the semantic history of this Chinese term, throwing light on its semantic multi-layeredness shaped by changing discursive contexts, interactions between various ideological milieus, and transcultural encounters".
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Anmerkungen:
English
ISBN:
90-04-53300-1
Schlagworte:
Chinese language > Etymology.
Theology > Terminology.
Trust > Religious aspects.
Xin (The Chinese word)
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