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Yegor Grebnev examines crucial noncanonical texts preserved in the
Yi Zhou shu (Neglected Zhou Scriptures) and the Grand Duke traditions. He develops an innovative framework for the study and interpretation of these texts, focusing on their role in the mediation of royal legitimacy and their formative impact on early Daoism.
Sommario
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction
1. The Structure of the Yi Zhou shu and Its Formation History
2. Understanding Early Chinese Scriptures
3. Appropriated and Created Scriptures
4. Royal Colloquies as the Main Text Type in the Yi Zhou shu
5. Daoist Scriptures of the Grand Duke
6. Heirloom Treasures, Scriptures, and Legitimacy
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Scenic, Formalistic, and Alarming Contextual Settings
Appendix 2. Summary of the Zhou shu in the Shi lüe
Appendix 3. “Sequential Outline of the Zhou Scriptures”
Appendix 4. Permutations of the Chapter(s) “Shifa” (Order of Posthumous Names)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Info autore
Yegor Grebnev is an associate distinguished research fellow at Beijing Normal University (Zhuhai) and an assistant professor at BNU-HKBU United International College. He was a junior fellow at the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen while this book was completed.
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Yegor Grebnev examines crucial noncanonical texts preserved in the Yi Zhou shu (Neglected Zhou Scriptures) and the Grand Duke traditions. He develops an innovative framework for the study and interpretation of these texts, focusing on their role in the mediation of royal legitimacy and their formative impact on early Daoism.
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Mediation of Legitimacy in Early China brings together two too often overlooked sources to make fresh observations concerning the structure of early Chinese texts, and what this structure shows about the process of their composition. It has far-reaching implications for understanding all aspects of the early Chinese literary tradition.
