Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming / by Timothy M. Davis.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; v. 6.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, [2015]Copyright date: 2015Description: 1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004306424 (e-book)Subject(s): 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. -- SourcesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : a history of early muzhiming.DDC classification: 895.18/02 LOC classification: PL2447 | .D38 2015Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes 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.
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