Investigations On The Information Of Rites And Music In The Analects Of Confucius

In The Analects of Confucius,there are several articles discussed the rites and music on a different level.From a perspective of information spread,all the topics related to rites and music,the initiator,main narrator,participant in the discussion,object of discussion,audience,etc.They are Sages and Confucius at the end of the Chun Qiu period.Confucius and his students,and the people like Monarchs,nobles,celebrities,family members were also included.Most of the time Confucius was the man who started the topic and discussion,and people who joined those studies were his students.The problem of rites and music in The Analects of Confucius could change because of the time and thing,therefore the method in The Analects of Confucius provide was also different.The book primarily talks about,Narration,question and answer,debate,and critical questioning.Among all those methods,question and answer and narration were common,then the critical question and debate target on some social problem or some confusion,flow about rites and music.Those problems have always been very critical and emotional.The thinking,discussion,and narration contents in The Analects of Confucius have touched the system and practice of rites and music.It also included the evolution and inheritance of rites and music,also the important role of rites and music in social governance and the development of gentleman personality.The information from rites and music has similarity with Confucius’ s daily training program,“Six-dimensional Art”which use the rites and music as a basement.Confucius uses his whole life to create a benevolent government,the system of rites and music is closely related to the road of benevolent government.Therefore,Confucius set some discussion about rites and music in The Analects of Confucius,the book not only mention about the system of rites and music and transform in early Qin dynasty,but also a good material for those people who trying to understand Confucius and Confucianism’s rites and music ideology,which is about the influenceof rites and music on personality and social construction.