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Book SynopsisIn this major contribution to the study of the Chinese classics and comparative religion, John Henderson uses the history of exegesis to illuminate mental patterns that have universal and perennial significance for intellectual history. Henderson relates the Confucian commentarial tradition to other primary exegetical traditions, particularly the H
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. vii*PERIODS OF CHINESE HISTORY, pg. ix*ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORMS USED IN THE NOTES, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*Chapter 1. ORIGINS AND ANTECEDENTS OF THE CLASSICS, pg. 21*Chapter 2. INTEGRATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND CLOSURE OF CANONS, pg. 38*Chapter 3. ORIGINS, DIMENSIONS, AND APOTHEOSIS OF COMMENTARIES, pg. 62*Chapter 4. COMMENTARIAL ASSUMPTIONS, pg. 89*Chapter 5. COMMENTARIAL STRATEGIES, pg. 139*Chapter 6. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION OF COMMENTARIAL WORLD VIEWS, pg. 200*GLOSSARY OF CHINESE NAMES, TERMS, AND TITLES IN THE TEXT, pg. 225*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 229*INDEX, pg. 237
