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Journal of Asian Studies (2010) 69 (4): 1049–1069.
Published: 01 November 2010
..., relativistic, and therefore empty of any guide to moral life, it presents a solid normative ethics through various stories, and this normative ethics is a virtue ethics. The most important trait of character in this Daoist virtue ethics is respect for different ways of life—a virtue not discussed in any...
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Published: 01 November 2017
Figure 9. Paying respects in the shrine of a Korean shaman ( mansin ), Kyŏnggi Province, South Korea. Photo by Homer Williams.
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Journal of Asian Studies (1966) 25 (2): 305–317.
Published: 01 February 1966
... in respectful esteem by Chinese revolutionaries. Sun Yat-sen considered himself the “spiritual” successor to the leader of the defeated movement. The Communists too maintain a respectful sympathy for die Taipings, whom they regard more or less as important forerunners of their own revolution. This does not mean...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2017) 76 (4): 887–906.
Published: 01 November 2017
...Michael Herzfeld Abstract The present parochialism of Thai studies, although partial, suggests parallels with the situation of Modern Greek studies in the early 1970s. The cultural and political conditions attendant on both in the respective time periods—especially the prudery, emphasis...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2018) 77 (1): 83–105.
Published: 01 February 2018
... to advance their respective political ambitions. Discontented with court factionalism, the central elite wielded their support of the shrines as a shaming device against their opponents and/or corrupt officials, while Buddhist monks sought to gain social recognition and enhance their respective monastery's...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1956) 16 (1): 5–10.
Published: 01 November 1956
... of the independence, viability and future of the Indian village it may be useful to keep the nature of these ties to the outside in mind and to consider their past history and the present trends in respect to them. So that concrete material may serve as a basis for discussion, data from Senapur, a village...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1966) 26 (1): 23–36.
Published: 01 November 1966
... keep any malevolent forces at bay. If asked to explain the apparent inconsistency, Buddhists say that the gods and demons are restrained by respect for the Buddha—but it is respect for his memory or for his doctrine, not for his active power. Moreover, Buddhists have dealings with the Buddha in which...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2024) 83 (3): 573–593.
Published: 01 August 2024
... rapusodi”) by crooning in the Korean language over Koga Masao's (1904–1978) original composition. While both vocalists posture competitively with regard to the modern merits of their respective metropolises, the dark timbre of geopolitics dampens the otherwise playful interaction between these two popular...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1978) 37 (4): 637–652.
Published: 01 August 1978
...Barry H. Michie Abstract Baniyas (moneylender/traders) have a bad reputation. Though the functions they perform are similar, they in no way enjoy the respectability and admiration accorded bankers and businessmen, their brethren in spirit. They are castigated by villager and scholar alike...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2019) 78 (4): 859–868.
Published: 01 November 2019
...R. Bin Wong Abstract Commenting on Christopher Bayly's Remaking the Modern World, 1900–2015 is a bittersweet exercise. My assignment for this forum is to consider Remaking the Modern World, 1900–2015 from the vantage point of China studies. I will do so by framing my remarks with respect to some...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2016) 75 (3): 789–793.
Published: 01 August 2016
..., barely 1,400 sewing machines (out of 83,000); within three years this had fallen to less than 700. However, as Nira Wickramasinghe has recently demonstrated with respect to Ceylon (colonial Sri Lanka), Japan had a significance that ranged well beyond its limited commercial impact: it inspired admiration...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2016) 75 (4): 975–1017.
Published: 01 November 2016
..., or other sovereign rights or jurisdiction,” wrote the panel of five judges, “with respect to the maritime areas … encompassed by the relevant part of the ‘nine-dash line’ are contrary to the Convention [on the Law of the Sea] and without lawful effect.” Writing with unambiguous clarity, the court ruled...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2016) 75 (2): 363–386.
Published: 01 May 2016
... as models of cultural sophistication, civility, and respectability. Likewise, rather than envisioning a developmental hierarchy between Han and minority dance, national performing arts institutions established during this period constructed Han and minority dance as parallel modes of ethnic performance...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1965) 24 (4): 637–644.
Published: 01 August 1965
...Mary M. Lago; Tarun Gupta Abstract Few contemporary poets writing in Bengali are more widely read than is Jivanananda Das. He is considered in many respects the most modern of Bengali poets, as well as the one most independent of the influence of Rabindranath Tagore. His orginality has even been...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1965) 24 (4): 667–679.
Published: 01 August 1965
... Indian order informed with tolerance and mutual respect. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1965 1965 1
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, “ Hsi-tu Fu ” Wen Hsüan (P'o-yang Hu Shih 1809 reprint of Sung ed. of the period 1174–1189), ch. I, p. 3a . 2 For summary discussions...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1965) 24 (4): 573–594.
Published: 01 August 1965
... cultural areas dominated by Chinese, Indian, and Islamic civilizations respectively, it seems obvious that Japan belongs in the first category. Yet most Japanese scholars use another classification which would divide Asian culture into four areas: Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and—as a separate category...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1971) 31 (1): 49–56.
Published: 01 November 1971
...Matsumoto Sannosuke Abstract Nationalism is an emotionally colored concept in many respects, and this makes it quite difficult for an outside observer to attain an objective, rational understanding of it. When we deal with the nationalism of modern Europe, we can find a common background...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1972) 31 (2): 309–328.
Published: 01 February 1972
...; and running innumerable errands for the master, often of a purely domestic kind. In several respects, the munshi's role is a marginal one. His duties, for example, are not formally defined within the legal system. Nor are a munshi's services indispensible to a lawyer; many a vakil gets along without...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1972) 31 (3): 499–513.
Published: 01 May 1972
... represented not an explicit fusion of these three teachings, but an integration of several 11th and 12th century interpreters, of proliferated early Confucian canonical literature, and a revival of the tao , which served to confirm the legitimate position of the “contemporary” Sung with respect...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1972) 31 (3): 561–587.
Published: 01 May 1972
... important groups, notably Hindu groups in the Punjab and Bengal, and encouraged Hindu and Muslim communalists to build up communal organisations asserting and working for the separate interests of tJieir respective communities. This helped to prepare the way for the communal clashes in the 1920's...
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