Confucian and Christian Models of Imitation: A Comparative Case-Study of Yang Xiong's Fayan and John Chrysostom's De laudibus sancti Pauli apostoli.

The imitation of exemplars is a fundamental component of moral formation in premodern cultures. This essay compares the reflections on imitation found in Han 漢-dynasty Confucian thinker Yang Xiong's 揚雄 Fayan 法言 (Exemplary Sayings) and late antique Christian preacher John Chrysostom's seven homilies...

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Published in:	Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 477 - 499
Main Author:	Hosle, Paul K.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2025
Subjects:	Example Yang Xiong John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407 Confucian ethics Christian ethics Comparative ethics
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost