A Joyful Union: The Modernization of the Zhu Xi Family Wedding Ceremony.
- Resource Type
- Essay
- Authors
- Tillman, Margaret Mih; Tillman, Hoyt Cleveland
- Source
- Oriens Extremus; 2010, Vol. 49, p115-142, 28p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 00305197
The essay discusses how contemporary Chinese marriage ceremonies are adopting rituals detailed in the writings of Song-period Chinese Neo-Confucian author Zhu Xi. Chinese scholar Zhu Jieran of the Institute for Studies of Ancient Books and Writings at East China Normal University feels such rituals help to promote civil society, social civility, and traditional Chinese values. A sociological study of modern weddings that adopt both Western and traditional Chinese motifs is presented.