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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyer, Dirk (auth)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021.
Series:Library of Sinology 5
Subjects:
Asian history.
History.
Interdisciplinary studies.
linguistics.
Literature: history & criticism.
Chinese Philosophy
Codicology
Genre
Text formation
Text Performance
Warring Statets Period
Zhou Dynasty
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (281 pages).
ISBN:9783110708417
3110708418
9783110708530
3110708531
9783110708608
3110708604