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Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming
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Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming / by Timothy M. Davis.
ISBN
9789004306417 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789004306424 (e-book)
Publication
Leiden : Brill, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations.
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Print version: Davis, Timothy M. Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming. Leiden : Brill, [2015] Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; volume 6
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 13, 2022
Series
Studies in the history of Chinese texts, volume 6
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
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