Selfless offspring : filial children and social order in medieval China /

Both Western and Chinese intellectuals have long derided filial piety tales as an absurd and grotesque variety of children's literature. Selfless Offspring offers a fresh perspective on the genre, revealing the rich historical worth of these stories by examining them in their original context:...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Knapp, Keith Nathaniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Filial piety > China.
Confucian ethics.
Parent and child > China.
Piété filiale > Chine.
Morale confucéenne.
Parents et enfants > Chine.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Filial piety.
Parent and child.
China.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Extended families and the triumph of Confucianism
  • 2. The narratives: origins and uses
  • 3. Accounts of filial offspring: models for emulation
  • 4. Filial miracles and the survival of correlative Confucianism
  • 5. Reverent caring
  • 6. "Exceeding the rites": mourning and burial motifs
  • 7. Filial daughters or surrogate sons?

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