Classical Confucian ideas of music

Abstract

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In this paper, I examine the importance of music in Classical Confucian thought. The study of Confucian musical philosophy has often been either ignored or trivialized in favour of the ethical or political philosophy of the Confucians. I argue that, rather than being in a secondary category and separate from the Confucians' political philosophy, music and its partner ritual were actually at the core of their political system.

Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Religious Studies