Early Medieval China
Early Medieval China
A SOURCEBOOK
Edited by
Wendy Swartz, Robert Ford Campany, Yang Lu, and Jessey J. C. Choo
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Early medieval China : a sourcebook / edited by Wendy Swartz, Robert Ford Campany, Yang Lu, and Jessey J. C. Choo.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. ChinaCivilization221 B.C.960 A.D. 2. ChinaIntellectual life221 B.C.960 A.D. 3. Chinese literature220589History and criticism. I. Swartz, Wendy, 1972author, editor of compilation. II. Campany, Robert Ford, 1959author, editor of compilation III. Lu, Yang, 1965author, editor of compilation. IV. Choo, Jessey Jiun-Chyi, 1973author, editor of compilation.
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CONTENTS
Jessey J. C. Choo
Jessey J. C. Choo
Albert E. Dien
Jessey J. C. Choo
Ping Wang
Yang Lu
Yang Lu
J. Michael Farmer
Timothy M. Davis
Charles Holcombe
Jen-der Lee
David R. Knechtges
Huaiyu Chen
Wendy Swartz
Robert Ashmore
Paul W. Kroll
Ping Wang
Xiaofei Tian
Jack W. Chen
Wendy Swartz
Stephen Owen
Xiaofei Tian
Wendy Swartz
Alan Berkowitz
Jack W. Chen
Ping Wang
Wendy Swartz
Paul W. Kroll
Eugene Wang
Jessey J. C. Choo and Albert E. Dien
David R. Knechtges
Jen-der Lee
Ian Chapman
Albert E. Dien
Jessey J. C. Choo
David R. Knechtges
Robert Ford Campany
James A. Benn
Stephen R. Bokenkamp
Robert Ford Campany
Timothy M. Davis
Clarke Hudson
Keith N. Knapp
Gil Raz
Ca. 180sca. 230s | 5. Managing Locality in Early Medieval China: Evidence from Changsha 95 |
Third century onward | 37. Confucian Views of the Supernatural 640 |
Earlymid-third century | 21. Classifications of People and Conduct: Liu Shaos Treatise on Personality 350 |
239244 | 7. Ranking Men and Assessing Talent: Xiahou Xuans Response to an Inquiry by Sima Yi 125 |
Mid-third century | 20. Biographies of Recluses: Huangfu Mis Accounts of High-Minded Men 333 |
12. The Art of Discourse: Xi Kangs Sound Is Without Sadness or Joy 201 |
6. Classical Scholarship in the Shu Region: The Case of Qiao Zhou 108 |
252 onward | 35. Texts for Stabilizing Tombs 592 |
291 | 26. Dietary Habits: Shu Xis Rhapsody on Pasta 447 |
296 | 31. Estate Culture in Early Medieval China: The Case of Shi Chong 530 |
299 | 27. The Epitaph of a Third-Century Wet Nurse, Xu Yi 458 |
Ca. 300 | 17. Classifying the Literary Tradition: Zhi Yus Discourse on Literary Compositions Divided by Genre 274 |
Early fourthlate tenth century | 3. Between Imitation and Mockery: The Southern Treatments of Northern Cultures 60 |
From 317 | 38. Encounters in Mountains 652 |
330 | 30. Adoption and Motherhood: The Petition Submitted by Lady [ne] Yu 511 |
Ca. 345ca. 360 | 13. Poetry on the Mysterious: The Writings of Sun Chuo 230 |
362 | 1. Return to the North? The Debate on Moving the Capital Back to Luoyang 17 |
364370 | 33. Divine Instructions for an Official 561 |
Ca. 400 | 36. Reciting Scriptures to Move the Spirits 613 |
Ca. 412429 | 25. The Shadow Image in the Cave: Discourse on Icons 405 |
Ca. 415427 | 23. Self-Narration: Tao Yuanmings Biography of the Master of Five Willows 382 |
Ca. 430 | 21. Classifications of People and Conduct: Liu Yiqings Recent Anecdotes from the Talk of the Ages 350 |