Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bueno, André

Titel

Confucius for Brazilians

Ist Teil von

• International Journal of Latin American Religions, 2018-06, Vol.2 (1), p.117-124

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this brief article, we will discuss the historical development of Confucius images in Brazil. Without a relevant sinological tradition, Brazilians know little about Confucius and generally attribute a religious profile to the Chinese sage. However, the contemporary context has promoted a revision of this paradigm. Based on the theories of intercultural dialogue proposed by Raimon Panikkar [ 1990 ], we will thus examine the images of Confucius in the Brazilian imaginary. Our analysis is structured on three main characters: first, the religious Confucius , which can be divided, even among the Christian Confucius , the Esoteric Confucius , and the Chinese mystical Confucius ; second, the Political Confucius ; finally, the Teacher Confucius. Throughout the text, therefore, we will make a presentation of these visions, which will allow us a possible final appreciation of this picture.