Ritual propriety freedom manifesto: Li Zhi’s Explanation of the Four ‘Do Not’

Rudenko, Nikolai

doi:10.7868/S0869190818010156

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Ritual propriety freedom manifesto: Li Zhi’s “Explanation of the Four ‘Do Not’ ”

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S086919080000060-3-1

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10.7868/S0869190818010156

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Nikolai Rudenko Send message

Affiliation: Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Russian Federation

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Issue 1

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167-183

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The article offers the translation and analysis of Li Zhi’s «Explanation of the Four “Do Not”» (四勿說 si wu shuo), included into the chapter “Diverse Writings” (雜述 Za shu) of “A Book to Burn”. The essay mostly concerns ritual propriety (禮 li) reinterpretation, rethinking it as something strongly connected with inner nature, and free from any verbalization. Li Zhi claims the incorrectness of any compulsion in the sphere of ritual propriety managed by people, and gives the only privilege to define what ritual propriety is to the Heaven. The thinker numerously quotes Confucian canons as arguments to his statements, opposing them to the thoughts of Song Neo-Confucianists from “Classified conversations of Zhu Xi” (朱子語類 Zhuzi yu lei). The ideas of the essay seemingly belong to the “school of heart-mind” (心學 xin xue) and evidently stand against the “school of principle” (理學 li xue). In addition, the absence of Buddhist terminology and ideas should be noticed, as long as it fully corresponds with the period of Li Zhi’s biography, when he wrote his essay.

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Neo-Confucianism, Li Zhi, A Book to Burn, Si wu shuo, Explanation of the four “D o Not”

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15.10.2018

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21.11.2018

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GOST	Rudenko N. Ritual propriety freedom manifesto: Li Zhi’s “Explanation of the Four ‘Do Not’ ” // Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost. – 2018. – Issue 1 C. 167-183 . URL: https://vostokoriens.jes.su/s086919080000060-3-1/. DOI: 10.7868/S0869190818010156
MLA	Rudenko, Nikolai "Ritual propriety freedom manifesto: Li Zhi’s “Explanation of the Four ‘Do Not’ ”." Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost. 1 (2018).:167-183. DOI: 10.7868/S0869190818010156
APA	Rudenko N. (2018). Ritual propriety freedom manifesto: Li Zhi’s “Explanation of the Four ‘Do Not’ ”. Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost. no. 1, pp.167-183 DOI: 10.7868/S0869190818010156

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