The phenomenon of filial piety is fundamental to our understanding of Chinese culture. An international team of contributors provides an excellent collection of essays that explore its role in various areas of life throughout history.

1. The Evolution of the Concept of Filial Piety (Xiao) in the Laozi, the Zhuangzi, and the Guodian Bamboo Text 2. Filial Piety with a Vengeance: The Tension between Rites and Law in the Han 3. Reverent Caring: The Parent-Son Relationship in Early Medieval Tales of Filial Offsprings 4. Filial Devotion for Women: A Buddhist Testimony from Third Century China 5. Immortal Parents and Universal Kin: Family Values in Medieval Daoism 6. Filial Piety and Authentic Parents in Religious Daoism 7. Imperial Filial Piety as a Political Problem 8. From the Classic of Filial Piety to the Biographical Accounts of Filial Piety: Emperor Chengzu and Imperial Filial Piety of the Ming Dynasty 9. Does Xiao Come Before Ren? 10. Filial Piety, Commiseration and the Virtue of Ren 11. Filial Piety as Virtue 12. Filial Piety as Respect for Tradition 13. Reflections on Filiality, Nature and Nurture 14. Filial Daughters-In-Law: Questioning Confucian filiality

Alan K. L. Chan is Professor and Sor-hoon Tan is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore.