%{search_type} search results

How did the Chinese in the 19th century deal with the influx of Western science? This work deals with those responsible for the translation of science, the major issues they were confronted with, and their views of the impact on their own tradition.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Acknowledgments
• List of figures and tables
• List of abbreviations
• Conventions
• Introduction
• The emergence of the mandarin protestant bible and the idea of tongxing mandarin in chinese protestant bible translation
• Mandarin : the lingua franca of the officials or the common language?
• Was there a standard mandarin?
• The emergence of the mandarin protestant bible
• Towards a tongxing mandarin : a prelude to mandarin as the national language of china
• Institutional patronage and the mandarin bible as the tongxing bible in china
• The british and foreign bible society (BFBS)
• The BFBS in China
• How did the BFBS promote mandarin bible translation and circulation?
• Financial sponsorship
• Honorary roll
• Colportage system
• The BFBS'S ideological control over mandarin bible translation
• The greek text of the mandarin union version
• The 'Without note or comment' principle and the BFBS'S translational helps for the mandarin bible
• The use of the mandarin bible and the promotion of mandarin as guoyu
• The mandarin bible, the building of a biblical and literate chinese church, and the promotion of mandarin as guoyu
• How did the mandarin bible as a text promote the use of mandarin as guoyu?
• In church-related settings
• Outside the church
• Biblical mandarin and modern chinese lexicon
• Fandui ...
• Shijie ...
• Xiaoxi ...
• Yijian ...
• Ziyou ...
• Biblical mandarin and modern chinese grammar
• The transposition of yinwei ... subordinate clause
• The expanded uses of the bei ... passive construction
• The increasing use of ... as a marker of indefiniteness
• The expanded uses of zai ...
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index of biblical verses
• General index.

This book represents the first monograph-length study of the relationship between Protestant Bible translation and the development of Mandarin from a lingua franca into the national language of China. Drawing on both published and unpublished sources, this book looks into the translation, publication, circulation and use of the Mandarin Bible in late Qing and Republican China, and sets out how the Mandarin Bible contributed to the standardization and enrichment of Mandarin. It also illustrates that the Mandarin Union Version, published in 1919, was involved in promoting Mandarin as not only the standard medium of communication but also a marker of national identity among the Chinese people, thus playing a role in the nation-building of modern China.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• List of Illustrations, Maps and Tables x Introduction 1 The Emperors of Han 6 Chronology of the Later Han Dynasty 8
• 1 Imperial Capital 17 Luoyang and its Surroundings 17 Emperor Guangwu and his New Capital 28 Formalities and Government 34 City, Suburbs and People 52 Parks, Pleasure-Grounds and Tombs 61
• 2 Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang (57-88) 71 Chronology 71 Imperial Succession 72 The Government of Emperor Ming 82 The Government of Emperor Zhang 99 Empress Dou and the Boy from the Harem 108
• 3 The Reign of Emperor He (88-106) 117 Chronology 117 Triumph in the Steppe 118 The Fall of the Dou Family 127 The Peoples of the West 136 The Government of Emperor He 141 The Military Structure of Later Han 148 Peace and Settlement? 164
• 4 The Dowager Deng and Emperor An (106-125) 169 Chronology 169 The Child Emperors and the Regency 170 The Rebellion of the Qiang 177 Problems of Finance 190 The Government of the Dowager 199 The Favourites of Emperor An 207
• 5 The Reign of Emperor Shun (125-144) 220 Chronology 220 The Destruction of the Yan Clan 221 Emperor Shun and the Reformers 225 The Rise of the Liang Family 238 Barbarians, Migrants and Rebels 244 People and Land 257
• 6 The Hegemony of Liang Ji (144-159) 269 Chronology 269 Liang Ji and the Puppets 270 Rebel Emperors and Great Peace 274 The Government of Liang Ji 278 Great Families in the Provinces 294 The Fall of the House of Liang 303
• 7 Emperor Huan and the Eunuchs (159-168) 310 Chronology 310 Imperial Favourites 311 Problems of Finance 321 Gentlemen and Eunuchs 324 Imperial Consorts and the Worship of Huang-Lao 335 The First Faction Incident 351 Invitation to Genocide 357
• 8 Emperor Ling: Disordered Government (169-184) 361 Chronology 361 The Dou Family and the Eunuchs 362 Duan Jiong and the Barbarians 369 The Second Faction Incident, the Great Proscription and the Decline of the University 375 The Government of Emperor Ling 388 Tanshihuai and the Misfortunes of the Frontier 397 Yellow Turbans 402
• 9 End of an Empire (185-189) 418 Chronology 418 The Loss of Liang Province 420 Imperial Extravagance 428 Imperial Succession 436 Slaughter in the Palace 442 A Note on the Dates of the Crisis 448 Dong Zhuo 449 Ruin of a Capital 456 The End of Han 465
• 10 Epilogues and Conclusions 474 Part I: Elegy for a Lost Capital 474 Chronology 474 The Afterlife of Luoyang 475 Part II: What Went Wrong? Reflections on a Ruin 480 A Failure of Virtue? 480 The Division of China 497 The Difficulty of Reunification 504 Bibliography 513 Index and List of Characters 543.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Winner of the 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award The Later Han dynasty, also known as Eastern Han, ruled China for the first two centuries of the Christian era. Comparable in extent and power to the early Roman empire, it dominated east Asia from present-day Vietnam to the Mongolian steppe. Rafe de Crespigny presents here the first full account of this period in Chinese history to be found in a Western language. Commencing with a detailed account of the imperial capital, the history describes the nature of government, the expansion of the Chinese people to the south, the conflicts of scholars and officials with eunuchs at court, and the final collapse which followed the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans and the rise of regional warlords.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Introduction: Why Yan Yuan?
• The formation of a radical anti-Zhu Xi Confucian
• Discontent with "culture" : Yan Yuan's reconfiguration of Confucian learning
• Yan-Li School reconsidered : Li Gong as "disciple"
• From oblivion to glory : the revival of Yan Yuan in modern China
• Conclusion: Body, ritual and identity.

In Body, Ritual and Identity: A New Interpretation of Yan Yuan, Yang Jui-sung has demonstrated that the complexity of Yan's ideas and his hatred for Zhu Xi in particular need be interpreted in light of his traumatic life experiences, his frustration over the fall of the Ming dynasty, and anxiety caused by the civil service examination system.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

"The matter of saṃgha-state relations is of central importance to both the political and the religious history of China. The volume 'The Middle Kingdom and the Dharma Wheel' brings together, for the first time, articles relating to this field covering a time span from the early Tang until the Qing dynasty. In order to portray also the remarkable thematic diversity of the field, each of the articles not only refers to a different time but also discusses a different aspect of the subject."--Back cover.

• Introduction
• Sources on early Chinese law before the Yuelu Academy finds
• The Yuelu Academy manuscript collection
• The Wei yu deng zhuang manuscripts
• The Wei yu deng zhuang in comparison with the Zou yan shu from Zhangjiashan tomb no. 247
• The Wei yu deng zhuang in comparison with other legal texts
• Conclusions.

In Legal Practice in the Formative Stages of the Chinese Empire, Ulrich Lau and Thies Staack offer a richly annotated English translation of the Wei yu deng zhuang si zhong , a collection of criminal case records from the pre-imperial state of Qin (dating from 246 BC-222 BC) that is part of the manuscripts in the possession of Yuelu Academy. Through an analysis of the collection and a comparison with similar manuscript finds from the Qin and Han periods, the authors shed new light on many aspects of the Qin administration of justice, e.g. criminal investigation, stages of criminal procedure, principles for determining punishment, and interaction of judicial officials on different administrative levels.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Acknowledgments vii Abbreviations and Conventions x Introduction 1
• 1 Religious and Literary Background 14 The Ideal of Xian-ship 14 A Historical Survey of Immortality Cults 15 Methods of Achieving Immortality 20 Prose Accounts of Immortality 24 Poetry on Immortality 28 Literary Criticism on Youxian Verse 38
• 2 The Dramatis Personae 43 Xi Wangmu 43 The Yellow Emperor 52 Laozi 57 Wangzi Qiao, Master Redpine, and Other Immortals 64 Transformations of the Pantheon 68
• 3 A Phenomenology of Immortals 77 Images of Immortals from the Han to the Eastern Jin 77 Transformation and Transcendence 77 The Visual Image of Immortals 90 The Far-Off Journey 95 Levitation and Fantastic Steeds 98 Spontaneity and Swiftness 104 Immortals' Feasts 108 The Hidden Immortal 116 Celestial Splendor and Courtly Refinement: The Southern Dynasties 132 Images of Eternity 148
• 4 The World of the Immortals 160 Topography 162 Cosmic Mountains and Paradise Gardens 171 The Lands of the Shangqing Revelations 179 Paradise on Earth 187 The Court Dulcification of Otherworldly Nature 198
• 5 The Way to Immortality 203 Journeys to Other Worlds 203 The "Yuanyou" Poem of the Chuci 203 The Distant Journey in the Han Fu 209 The Journey Theme in the Yuefu Tradition 213 The Distant Journey as a State of Mind 220 Sun Chuo's Visionary Ascent of the Tiantai Mountains 227 The Elixir Way 241 Alchemical Formulas and Sacred Scriptures 257
• 6 Immortality in the Context of the Human World 262 The Juxtaposition of the Two Realms in the Chuci Tradition 262 Melancholy and Yearning for Immortality during the Third and Fourth Centuries 268 Social Engagement, Hedonism, or Immortality Seeking? 286 Honoring the Immortals 298 Feasting Songs 305 Tableaus of Higher Realms 311 The Earth Below Is Out of Sight 320 Poetry on Immortality and Personal Religious Pursuits 329 Youxian Poetry and Daoist Ritual Hymns 333 Conclusion 350 Appendix Extant Classical and Early Medieval Verse Treating the Theme of Immortality 357 Bibliography 371 Index 401.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

In Roaming into the Beyond Zornica Kirkova provides the first detailed study in a Western language of Daoism-inspired themes in early medieval Chinese poetry. She examines representations of Daoist xian immortality in a broad range of versified literature from the Han until the end of the Six Dynasties, focusing on the transformations of themes, concepts, and imagery within a wide literary and religious context. Adopting a more integrated approach, the author explores both the complex interaction between poetry and Daoist religion and the interrelations between various verse forms and poetic themes. This book not only enhances our understanding of the complexities of early medieval literature but also reevaluates the place of Daoist religious thought in the intellectual life of the period.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)