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Oostveen, Jasper Lucas (2017)

Brought Back to Essentials: The Rites in the "Analects" and Their Value in Battling Stress

Bachelor thesis | Chinastudies (BA)
This thesis contains an analysis of the concept 'li', often translated as 'rites', within the received text of the Confucian "Analects". It discusses several meanings which li takes on in the text: li as rituals from earlier times; li as ritual propriety, an accompaniment of 'ren' [humaneness]; and li as order in one’s daily life. Thereafter, it discusses the possible value of these meanings of li in battling stress in the modern time, using some literature from the field of psychology.
confucius
confucianism
analects
lunyu
li
rites
rituals
stress
anxiety
propriety
Author
Oostveen, Jasper Lucas
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors
Els, Paul van
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en