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Statecraft and Classical Learning is devoted to the Rituals of Zhou, one of the ancient Chinese Classics. In addition to its canonical stature in classical learning, the massive text was of unique significance to the pre-modern statecraft of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam where it served as the classical paradigm for government structure and was often invoked in movements of political reform. The present volume, with contributions from twelve leading North American, European, and East Asian scholars, is the first in any language to illuminate the Rituals in both dimensions. It presents a multi-faceted and fascinating picture of the life of the text from its inception some two millennia ago to its modern political and scholarly discourse.
Price: $140.00
Pages: 6
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in the History of Chinese Texts
Publication Date:
12 October 2009
ISBN: 9789004177499
Format: Hardcover
'Although the quality of all the essays is quite good, those that focus on the late imperial period and beyond China are particularly effective in emphasizing the Zhouli’s importance to Chinese notions of statecraft.'
Keith N. Knapp, The Journal of Asian Studies, 70/1 (2011)
Keith N. Knapp, The Journal of Asian Studies, 70/1 (2011)
Benjamin Elman, Ph.D. (1980) in Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, is Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University. He has published widely on Chinese intellectual history, the history of education, and the history of science in China.
Martin Kern, Ph.D. (1996) in Chinese Studies, Cologne University (Germany), is Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He has published extensively in the fields of ancient Chinese literature, history, and religion.
Martin Kern, Ph.D. (1996) in Chinese Studies, Cologne University (Germany), is Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He has published extensively in the fields of ancient Chinese literature, history, and religion.