The purpose of this research is to study the development of Christianity in contemporary China. It adds to the limited literature that explores how Christianity has developed as the fastest growing religion in China post the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The data derive from semi-structured and focus group interviews with Chinese Christians and field observation notes collected at both official and non-official Christian churches in Beijing. I found an ambivalent attitude toward the development of Christianity across different social levels in China. At the state level, the Chinese government expects Christianity to provide a much-needed stabilizing influence in an increasingly self-centered and materialistic society. At the same time, the government fears that Christianity's increasing power may pose a threat to the Communist regime. Correspondingly, at the community level, Chinese Christians wish to see an increasing Christian influence throughout Chinese society to improve people's quality of life, but many Chinese traditionalists oppose the increased Christian influence that seems to be supplanting traditional Chinese culture. These disagreements do not seem to have seriously impeded the development of Christianity in China today. Applying a pervasive cultural perspective – the lens of Yin-Yang interaction – to the current situation of the Christian churches in China, I find that the Yin traits within Christianity and the Yang traits embedded in the Chinese political ideology are coexisting paradoxical values whose interaction facilitates an acceptance, or at least sanction, of oppositions that have reshaped the social and political landscape of Chinese society and fostered the continuing growth of Christianity in China.

Que Raymond Queneau ait trop lu René Guénon est un fait incontesté. Mais comment relever l'influence de René Guénon sur Raymond Queneau dans la création littéraire de ce dernier. Cela reste depuis toujours un casse-tête. Le but de cette thèse est d'essayer de fournir une réponse possible à cette question. Nous localisons un lien qui existe entre les deux : le centre spirituel. Tout d'abord, nous montrons ce qu'est le centre spirituel chez René Guénon, et particulièrement son idée de l'identification de l'homme à la nature - la non-dualité. De cette non-dualité dérivent les trois règnes ou les trois gunas, d'où provient l'enchaînement des mondes. Cela donne naissance à un univers en circulation spirale, ce qui se traduit dans l'Axe du Monde, lequel, à son tour, se transforme en Arbre du monde, en couple du yin et du yang, en androgynie, en amour, etc.. Tous les symboles équivalents au centre spirituel trouvent leurs élaboration dans de nombreux romans de Raymond Queneau. Nous essayons en même temps d'analyser la circularité narrative utilisée dans des romans de Raymond Queneau, en nous appuyant sur l'Axe du Monde, qui charpente la pensée guénonienne. En ce qui concerne l'analyse de la poésie de Raymond Queneau, nous nous basons aussi sur l'Axe du Monde et ses termes dérivées - l'Homme Universel, la Grande Paix, la navigation, etc.. Enfin, nous essayons aussi d'aborder l'imprégnation de la pensée de René Guénon dans l'ensemble de la création littéraire de Raymond Queneau - la métamorphose, la circularité narrative, le rêve, la Grande Chaîne des êtres (l'Axe du Monde), etc...

李家駒. / "2001年12月" / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (p. 294-315). / 中英文摘要. / "2001 nian 12 yue" / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Li Jiaju. / Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (p. 294-315).

Fang Hui ¡§Ying Kui Lu Sui¡¨ is one of widely discussed literary productions among Tang and Song poems of eight lines collections, which could be viewed in ¡§Ying Kui Lu Sui Literary Criticism¡¨ edited by Li, Qing-Jia; among the most important criticisms are Ping Ban, Ping Hao, Zha Shen-Xing, Ji Yun, and Xu Ying Fang. Xu Ying Fang is one of the most important poets and poetry critics in Yun Na. ¡§Lu Sui Ji Yao¡¨ is edited in the purpose of teaching students during Xu¡¦s late years of being the chairman in Jing Zheng college. This literary production has twelve chapters; the first six chapters are about the poems, which are worthy to be followed, and the later six ones are vice versa. However, Xu passes away before finishing this work. The reason why Xu Ying Fang edits this production bases on the criticism of ¡§Ying Kui Lu Sui¡¨ (written by Fang Hui), and ¡§Ying Kui Lu Sui Kan Wu¡¨ (written by Ji Yun), yet the literary figure of ¡§Lu Sui Ji Yao¡¨ is different from that of Fang Hui. Comparing to the late Qing dynasty, which is prevalent to the movement of Song poetry with Tong-Guang style, Xu Ying Fang¡¦s reflections toward Tang and Song poetry reversely present the most important feature of poetics in Qing Dynasty- neutrality. Xu partially accepts Fang Hui¡¦s proposition of ¡§one ancestor and three predecessors¡¨; and he further advances the idea of lists Li Shang-Yin, and Wang An Shi into the followers of Du Fu. Moreover, he even raises poetics status of Chen Yu Yi above Chen Shih Dao. Therefore, in ¡§Lu Sui Ji Yao¡¨, Du Fu is the most listed poet among Tang Dynasty poets, and Chen Yu Yi is the poet among Song Dynasty poets; the above arrangement is the most vivid poetic feature, which Xu Ying Fong breaks through Fang Hui¡¦s previous propositions. The advantages and weaknesses about poetry appeared among Xu Ying Fong¡¦s literary production are not judaged by times nor poets themselves. His literary criticism is deeply affected by neutral concept and textual research in Qing Dynasty poetics. As a result, ¡§Lu Sui Ji Yao¡¨has been accounted as an important status among the relative works of ¡§Ying Kui Lu Sui¡¨.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 1997. / Bibliography : p. 60-63.

The ancient Chinese I Ching, the Book of Changes, and the philosophy of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) both assert that the universe exists in a state of change. The I Ching, originally a book of divination, illustrates the changing phenomena of the natural world in terms of sixty-four hexagrams, which are figures composed of six lines  yielding and firm lines, representing actual conditions and relationships existing in the world and caused by the interplay between two primordial forces, yin and yang. The I Ching shows that on the macro level the Tao works in the universe, in heaven and on earth, and on the micro level it applies to man. The I Ching teaches harmony with Tao and its power (natural law and moral law), so that its reader may take appropriate action in any given situation with reference to the hexagrams and their appended judgments as revealed by the oracle. Nietzsche, however, regards the world as the Will to Power, ‘a monster of energy’, like a storming and flooding ocean eternally changing, where harmony and order seems impossible. His mouthpiece, Zarathustra, who teaches the Übermensch, encourages a war-like attitude towards life. Zarathustra’s second metamorphosis of an evolving spirit, the warrior lion, marks the difference between the Nietzschean Übermensch and the Chinese sage who attains harmony and balance within and without, a mysterious union with heaven. Zarathustra’s third metamorphosis, a playing child, creates itself as its own ‘bridge’ through a process of self-overcoming, whereas the I Ching indicates order to be the ‘bridge’ over chaos, the order of the human world being expressed in the five cardinal relationships. Whereas the I Ching advises its reader to follow their own nature and fate in order to lead a harmonious moral life, Nietzsche’s Übermensch is ‘the annihilator of morality’ and paradoxically ‘the designation of a type of supreme achievement’ (EH Books 1). With his idea of the Übermensch, Nietzsche indicates that morality is a pose (BGE 216). He seeks to make us become aware that we should invent our own virtue and create our own way in order to become what we are. He criticizes Christian morality, calling himself ‘the first immoralist’. His shocking approach attempts to make us become aware of the possibility that a ‘noble morality’ and ‘higher moralities’ ought to be possible. His Übermensch represents such a higher mode of existence. Zarathustra also teaches the doctrine of eternal recurrence, implying that moment is eternity, changelessness within change. Multifarious manifestations are the expression of the Tao. Everything is interconnected and interdependent. Whereas ordinary men see the continuity of phenomena as real, enlightened beings are aware of the transitory and illusive nature of the self and all things. The Nietzschean Übermensch embodies the characteristics of an enlightened being, a Buddha or Bodhisattva in Buddhist terms, characteristics such as wisdom and compassion. Therefore, the practice of the Bodhisattva is explored as a feasible way for actualizing the Nietzschean hypothetical Übermensch. / Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Philosophy / unrestricted

Engaging in the music set of one’s favorite artist or DJ is oftentimes leading to the result of a powerful and euphoric felt experience, a sensation partly also induced from dancing in beat to the music. In an attempt to simulate a similar dance experience, a user-study was designed in order to investigate when a user is let to dance in rhythm to a music playback and in addition, in control of a music playback tempo through the induced dance movements. A proof-of-concept prototype was built and tested in an initial study, followed by a main study where the prototype had been modified and 12 participants participated. A questionnaire was given containing various question statements to be rated through a Likert-scale regarding their subjective experience. Open-ended questions were also included to collect their own opinions. From the results, an enhanced engagement and enjoyment of the music could be identified when being able to manipulate the tempo. / Att engagera sig i ett musikset av ens favoritartist eller DJ leder ofta till resultatet av en kraftfull och euforisk känsloupplevelse, en känsla delvis framkallat av att man dansar i takt med musiken. I ett försök att simulera en liknande dansupplevelse undersöker denna användarstudie när en användare dansar i rytm till musik och dessutom är i kontroll av tempot genom de skapade dansrörelserna. En proof-of-concept prototyp konstruerades och testades i en första studie, följt av en huvudstudie där prototypen hade modifierats och 12 deltagare deltog. Ett frågeformulär gavs med olika frågor som skulle bedömas via en Likert-skala, med avseende på deras subjektiva erfarenhet. Öppna frågor ingick också för att samla deras egna åsikter. Från resultaten kunde ett ökat engagemang och en förhöjd njutning av musiken identifieras när man kunde manipulera tempot.

CORTONESI, Leandro Masuda. Bioenergia oriental e educação física. 2011. 151 f. Tese (Doutorado em Educação) – Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Educação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza-CE, 2011. / Submitted by Raul Oliveira (raulcmo@hotmail.com) on 2012-07-05T13:39:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_Tese_LMCortonesi.pdf: 3296808 bytes, checksum: 5fa284bb066761589ef18d08115812ce (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-07-19T14:04:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_Tese_LMCortonesi.pdf: 3296808 bytes, checksum: 5fa284bb066761589ef18d08115812ce (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-07-19T14:04:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_Tese_LMCortonesi.pdf: 3296808 bytes, checksum: 5fa284bb066761589ef18d08115812ce (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Pesquisa sobre Bioenergia Oriental e suas possíveis relações com os cursos superiores de Educação Física. A tese busca a inclusão de conceitos relacionados à visão oriental da Bioenergia nos currículos dos cursos superiores de Educação Física, buscando contribuir com a percepção de corpo/mente como indissociáveis. A introdução apresenta um breve percurso pessoal de envolvimento do autor com o tema. O capítulo I fornece esclarecimentos acerca das diferenças iniciais sobre Bioenergia Ocidental e Oriental, para então ingressar em análise epistemológica ocidental. Esta análise trata do nascimento da ciência grega, problemas da medievalidade, do método cartesiano com ênfase no divórcio entre corpo e mente, e de alguns sérios problemas ainda não resolvidos: os problemas da hipótese, do controle das variáveis e da indução. O capítulo se finda com possibilidades curriculares da Educação Física. O capítulo II apresenta a epistemologia oriental, levantando as noções sobre a ciência do Extremo Oriente, e abordando os conceitos de Tao, Yin e Yang, para posteriormente ingressar no cerne da Bioenergia Oriental: o conceito de Ki. A partir do Ki, aborda-se o teste manual do círculo de energia, que é uma forma direta de analisar diminuições locais de Ki; explica-se a Teoria dos Meridianos e suas possibilidades de atuação prática, visto que a mesma serve de base para diversas terapias, como a acupuntura e shiatsu; e apresenta-se as relações da Bioenergia com a respiração, como as realizadas na arte-marcial Hapkido, uma respiração que estimula o Ki, aquecendo e energizando o organismo. Posteriormente são apresentados os estudos realizados com a energia Hado. Por fim, apresenta dificuldades epistemológicas e algumas possibilidades para a Educação Física em busca desta conexão perdida entre corpo-mente.

本文認為，1950年代馬寅初被批判一事，不論就其性質或時期，都與反右運動不同，只是有時間上一部分的重疊，有必要重新釐清。馬寅初有關計劃生育的主張，並非首倡，中共黨內的毛澤東，中共黨外的邵力子等人，比起馬寅初，在中共建政後對人口問題的重視，在時間點上都比馬寅初要早。毛澤東自始至終，始終強調要有計劃地控制人口。馬寅初所關切的，表面上是人口問題，實際上是中國大陸當時經濟積累的效率，因為這將影響中國大陸工業化的速度。若拉長時間縱深來看，馬寅初事件背後所呈現出來的，是馬爾薩斯主義和馬克思主義對於中國大陸人口研究典範的領導權爭奪戰，歷經四十年，馬克思主義終於取得優勢。而馬寅初作為一位知識份子，與其他同類型的傾左知識份子，在中共建政之後，政治上日漸認同中共，在思想上自覺地馬克思主義化，但多數不為那些更早轉向馬克思主義、掌握了馬克思主義在中國的詮釋權的人所接納，最終，大多在文革以前，便已受到不同程度的排擠和批判。 / This essay will argue that the Ma Yin-Chu incident and the Anti-Rightist Campaign is not the same thing, neither on the period nor on the nature, and he is not the first one who advocated birth control when he announced his article “New Principle of Population” in 1957. Instead, Mao Tze-Dong and the CCP have been promoted birth control several years ago. Besides, the aim of “New Principle of Population” focused on the economical accumulation for industrialization, not for birth control itself. On the other hand, if we consider this incident historically, we can see there are two diachronic trends: One is the struggle of the hegemony of China’s population research between the Malthusism and Marxism, this struggle lasts over 40years since the May-forth Movement, and in1960s’, the winner is Marxism. The other is there were many left-leaning intellectuals who changed their political or philosophical position into the CCP or Marxism since 1940s’, like Ma Yin-Cu, didn’t be affiliated by those intellectuals who had change their position before the “Yan-An Rectification” in 1942. Most of them like Ma Yin-Cu have been criticized before the Cultural Revolution.