Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming / by Timothy M. Davis. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; v. 6.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrationsISBN:- 9789004306424 (e-book)
- Inscriptions, Chinese -- History and criticism
- Epitaphs -- China -- History -- To 1500
- Tombs -- China -- History -- To 1500
- Burial -- China -- History -- To 1500
- Memorials -- China -- History -- To 1500
- China -- Antiquities
- China -- History -- 220-589 -- Sources
- China -- Social life and customs -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D. -- Sources
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- PL2447 .D38 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.