Documentation and Argument in Early China The Shàngshū 尚書 (Venerated Documents) and the Shū Traditions
This study uncovers the traditions behind the formative Classic Shàngshū (Venerated Documents). It reveals a genre of "Shū" (Documents) practice that was used creatively by contrasting conceptual communities for socio-philosophical ends. Working from Warring States-manuscript texts, it sho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2021
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| Series: | Library of Sinology
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study uncovers the traditions behind the formative Classic Shàngshū (Venerated Documents). It reveals a genre of "Shū" (Documents) practice that was used creatively by contrasting conceptual communities for socio-philosophical ends. Working from Warring States-manuscript texts, it shows how different communities rewrote old cultural capital, becoming political actors by expanding their scope of action through literary thought production. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (281 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110708530 9783110708417 9783110708608 |