| The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period Contributor(s): Deng, Xiaonan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004472622 ISBN-13: 9789004472624 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $284.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Middle East - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 951.024 |
| LCCN: 2021031250 |
| Physical Information: 688 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an account of the development and transformations of the discourse of ancestors' instructions in the Song period. It explains how rulers selected words and deeds of ancestors in tandem with changes in current affairs, and how they gave them different meanings to create not only an image of the ancestors that were suitable for emulation but also a talisman to safeguard their administration. Using abundant resources, exercising an economy of words and academic rigor, the author digs deep to tease apart the complex and versatile relationship between the meaning and the truth of the Song discourse on ancestors' instructions. |