Cultura

The Book of Poetry and the Construction of Confucian Religiosity: Heaven-Human Induction in Natural Phenomena

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Qian Cheng
Department of China Language and Literature, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, Xi’an 710100, ShannXi, China

Abstract

The developmental trajectory and patterns of Confucian religiousness are profoundly rooted in the religious archetypes embedded within the "Six Classics" (《六经》). Among these, The Book of Poetry preserves sacrificial hymns of the Zhou people, whose reverent religious sentiments during rituals resonate with the sincerity and piety upheld by later Confucians in moral cultivation. Beyond inward transcendence, The Book of Poetry also contributes to the outward transcendence of Confucianism. The expansion of the sage king's virtue not only fosters political harmony and social stability but also ensures the flourishing of nature and the proper ordering of all things—a transcendental political ideal imbued with religiosity as articulated in The Mao Commentary on the Book of Poetry (《毛诗》). Natural elements such as plants, animals, and insects in The Book of Poetry were integrated by Mao Poetry into the cosmological framework of Yin-Yang Qi Transformation (阴阳气化论), transforming them into spiritual entities capable of sensing celestial and political affairs. By retaining primitive beliefs in personalized deities while expounding new religious connotations of mutual responsiveness between nature and humanity, the Confucian interpretations in Mao Poetry served as both a precursor and classical prototype for Dong Zhongshus theological system of Heaven-human induction. Furthermore, the political-educational theory of poetic criticism in Mao Poetry is underpinned by the religious notion of mutual influence between humans and nature.

Keywords : The Book of Poetry, Heaven-Human Correspondence, Confucian Religiousness..
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty