Genealogy of the Way

"While setting out his task as that of tracing the role of anthologies in the creation and interpretation of an orthodox Confucian tradition, Wilson's book goes far beyond this to provide a comprehensive overview of the debates and discourses about the 'correct line' in the development of Confucian thought from . . . the Han through . . . the Qing."—Journal of Asian Studies

• Introduction - confucian anthologies: toward a theory of texts and contexts; Part I. Genealogy: 1. Canonizing the Confucian tradition; 2. Sectarian controversy and the genealogy of the Way; 3. The construction of truth and its traditions: the problem with origins; Part II. Anthology: 4. The significance of form: Confucian anthologies and the discourse on the way; 5. Controversial progenitors: conflicting interpretations of the North Sung Confucian 'revival'; 6. 'Polemicks of the larger size': the controversy over Chu Hsi and Lu Hsiang-shan.