The Cambridge History of Confucianism: Volume 1, Origins to 1400 CE

Kiri Paramore is Professor of Asian Studies at University College Cork, National University of Ireland, and author of the CHOICE award winning Japanese Confucianism (2016).

• 1. History and Confucianism: an introduction Kiri Paramore; 2. Confucianism as history: Confucianism's institutionalization, dissemination, and inculturation Zhaoguang Ge; Part I. Confucianism in the Pre-Imperial and Early Imperial Periods ( to 300 CE): 3. Defining 'Confucianism' in the early context Michael Hunter; 4. Constructions of classical learning during the early empires Michael Nylan; 5. Sites and applications of classical learning during the early empires Michael Nylan; 6. The dynastic imperative and the Confucian education of women in Han times Anne Behnke Kinney; 7. Confucianism, civilization, and ethnic identity Erica Brindley; 8. Confucianism and the Han Imperial presence on the Viet borderlands Erica Brindley; 9. 'Transforming' and 'Civilizing' activities on the Sinitic Frontier 0–400 CE Catherine Churchman; Part II. Confucianism in the Medieval Periods (300–900 CE): 10. Confucian statecraft as Trans-Asian phenomenon Tineke d'Haeseleer; 11. Confucianism, aristocracy, and meritocracy in medieval China Pablo A. Blitstein; 12. Confucianism, statecraft and literary writing in Sui-Tang China Jo-shui Chen; 13. Confucian identities in medieval East Asia Anthony DeBlasi; 14. Family, gender, and Confucianism in the fourth to ninth centuries Jinhua Jia; Part III. Confucianism in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Transition (900–1400): 15. Confucian scholarship, authoritative discourses, and state institutions during the Northern Song and its precursors and challengers, 907–1127 Ari Daniel Levine; 16. Neo-Confucian learning and governance during the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties 1127–1368 Hilde De Weerdt; 17. Confucians and Buddhism 900–1500 Mark Halperin; 18. Women, family, and Confucianism in East Asia 900–1300 Man Xu; 19. Confucianism in early imperial Vietnam Liam C. Kelley; 20. Confucian statecraft and East Eurasian inter-state relations, 900–1300 Nicolas Tackett.