ThisvolumetellsthestoryoftheimportanceoftheConfuciantraditionsandwhyandhowConfuciantextswerereinterpretedwithinthedifferentambiancesandcontextsaroundEastAsia.ThevitalityofEastAsianConfucianismsstemsfromthedesireofConfucianthinkerstointerpretthecorevaluesoftheConfucianclassicsinlinewithconditionsandchangesintheirowntimesandlocation.AlthoughalltheinterpretationsthatwereadvancedinChina,KoreaandJapanwerespecifictotheirownera,theydostillsharesomethemesincommon.Thisbookrevealsthat“EastAsianConfucianisms”formsanintellectualcommunitythatistransnationalandmulti-lingualandhasevolvedininteractionbetweenConfucian“universalvalues”andthelocalconditionspresentineachEastAsiancountry.
