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Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a brief history of early muzhiming /

Introduction: What are muzhiming?; Simple records of interment; Entombed stele inscriptions; Early standard muzhiming : the case of Liu Dai; Essential characteristics and distinctive features of muzhiming; The structure of this book -- The social functions of early medieval muzhiming -- The religiou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Timothy M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; v. 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Introduction: What are muzhiming?; Simple records of interment; Entombed stele inscriptions; Early standard muzhiming : the case of Liu Dai; Essential characteristics and distinctive features of muzhiming; The structure of this book -- The social functions of early medieval muzhiming -- The religious functions of entombed epigraphy -- Mortuary epigraphy moves underground -- Entombed epigraphy in an era of political instability -- Historiographical biography and commemorative biography -- The rise of muzhiming as a literary genre -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Entombed epitaphs from the western Jin and eastern Jin dynasties -- Appendix B: Northern Wei entombed epitaphs prior to 494 CE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 414 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-402) and index.
ISBN:9789004306424
9004306420