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Translating Chinese tradition and teaching Tangut culture : manuscripts and printed books from Khara-Khoto /
This book examines Tangut translations of secular Chinese texts excavated from the ruins of Khara-khoto. After providing an overview of Tangut history and an introduction to the emergence of the field of Tangut studies, it presents four case studies grouped around different themes. A central concern...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Studies in manuscript cultures ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book examines Tangut translations of secular Chinese texts excavated from the ruins of Khara-khoto. After providing an overview of Tangut history and an introduction to the emergence of the field of Tangut studies, it presents four case studies grouped around different themes. A central concern of the book is the phenomenon of Tangut appropriation of Chinese written culture through translation and the reasons behind this. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 electronic resource (viii, 318 pages ). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110453164 3110453169 9783110453959 3110453959 |