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Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

Sarah Allan

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Description:The discovery of previously unknown philosophical texts from the Axial Age is revolutionizing our understanding of Chinese intellectual history. "Buried Ideas" presents and discusses four texts found on brush-written slips of bamboo and their seemingly unprecedented political philosophy. Written in the regional script of Chu during the Warring States period (475 221 BCE), all of the works discuss Yao s abdication to Shun and are related to but differ significantly from the core texts of the classical period, such as the "Mencius" and "Zhuangzi." Notably, these works evince an unusually meritocratic stance, and two even advocate abdication over hereditary succession as a political ideal. Sarah Allan includes full English translations and her own modern-character editions of the four works examined: "Tang Yu zhi dao," "Zigao," "Rongchengshi," and "Bao xun." In addition, she provides an introduction to Chu-script bamboo-slip manuscripts and the complex issues inherent in deciphering them."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture). To get started finding Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The discovery of previously unknown philosophical texts from the Axial Age is revolutionizing our understanding of Chinese intellectual history. "Buried Ideas" presents and discusses four texts found on brush-written slips of bamboo and their seemingly unprecedented political philosophy. Written in the regional script of Chu during the Warring States period (475 221 BCE), all of the works discuss Yao s abdication to Shun and are related to but differ significantly from the core texts of the classical period, such as the "Mencius" and "Zhuangzi." Notably, these works evince an unusually meritocratic stance, and two even advocate abdication over hereditary succession as a political ideal. Sarah Allan includes full English translations and her own modern-character editions of the four works examined: "Tang Yu zhi dao," "Zigao," "Rongchengshi," and "Bao xun." In addition, she provides an introduction to Chu-script bamboo-slip manuscripts and the complex issues inherent in deciphering them."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture). To get started finding Buried Ideas: Legends of Abdication and Ideal Government in Early Chinese Bamboo-Slip Manuscripts (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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