Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-13710-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 63, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

Reihe: Sinica Leidensia

Do all cultures and historical periods have a concept corresponding to the English word emotion? This collection of essays is concerned with the closest candidate within the Chinese language, namely the term qíng. What is the meaning of this term in different periods and genres? What are the types of discourse in which it is typically found? This volume contains two essays on the notion of qíng in classical sources, two on Chan Buddhist usage, and two on fiction and drama from the Ming and Qing dynasties. An introductory essay discusses the complex historical development of the term. Together, the essays may be read as a first step towards a conceptual history of one of the key terms in traditional Chinese culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eifring, Halvor

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Halvor Eifring, Ph.D. (1993) in Chinese linguistics, University of Oslo, is Professor of Chinese at the University of Oslo. He has published on Chinese language and literature, as well as Norwegian slang and dialects. He is a meditation teacher in Acem School of Meditation and an editor of the Norwegian cultural magazine Dyade.