Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Sanping Chen is an independent scholar. Klappentext Sanping Chen is an independent scholar. Zusammenfassung Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages exposes a number of long-hidden "foreign" elements in Chinese culture that represent the legacy of the Tuoba! a former nomadic group originally from central Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Old Wine in New Bottles, by Victor H. Mair Introduction Chapter 1. The Legacy of the Tuoba Xianbei: The Tang Dynasty Chapter 2. From Mulan to Unicorn Chapter 3. Brotherly Matters and the Canine Image: The Invasion of "Barbarian" Tongues Chapter 4. The Huns and the Bulgars: The Chinese Chapter Chapter 5. The Mystery of the "White-Drake" Oracle: The Iranian Shadows Chapter 6. Son of Heaven and Son of God Chapter 7. Bai Juyi and Central Asia Appendix. Turkic or Proto-Mongolian? A Note on the Tuoba Language Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Sanping Chen
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2012
• EAN: 9780812243703
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4370-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Encounters with Asia; Encounters with Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous