REL-1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Feng Shui, Five Pillars Of Islam, Taoism

• School: App State
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: REL-1100
• Professor: Mai Cuong

Document Summary

Important part of chinese history, culture, literature, and society. Values education (to make moral beings), family (the identity of a person is based off of who you belong to), and ancestors. The success of an individual is not a success of their own, but a success of their family. Confucius is the westernized name of kong-fu-zi. Fu-zi means master or professor , kong is his family name. 5th century bce - time of great disunity before historical china. From this period arose many different philosophies (including confucianism and daoism) Compilation of lecture notes compiled after his death. The analects lay out the curriculum for creating the junzi (ideal person or minister who governs the people) A doctrine of feudal confucian designations and relationships, behaving accordingly to ensure social harmony. Consists of a ruler, ministers, fathers, and sons (in that order)\ Refined, takes care of parents, and is very well educated in history.