Brown The Politics of Mourning in Early China

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7980-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Looks at mourning practices during the Han dynasty to reassess whether filial piety was the overriding model for society and governance in early China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Miranda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author’s Note on Translations and Chinese Text
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction

1. Where Did All the Filial Sons Go?

2. Centuries of Tears and Woe

3. Sons and Mothers

4. Friends or Subordinates?

5. Loyal Ministers, Recluses, and Popular Heroes

Epilogue The Song Rediscovery of the Han Appendix
Overview of Han Sources Used for This Study
Notes
Work Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Miranda Brown is Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She is the coauthor (with Conrad Schirokauer) of A Brief History of Chinese Civilization, Second Edition.