TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Timothy M.
TI  - Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China: a history of early muzhiming 
T2  - Studies in the history of Chinese texts,
AV  - PL2447 .D38 2015
U1  - 895.18/02 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Brill
KW  - Inscriptions, Chinese
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Epitaphs
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Tombs
KW  - Burial
KW  - Memorials
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - 220-589
KW  - Sources
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 221 B.C.-960 A.D
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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ER  -