Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sources of Chinese TraditionCondition: NewSubtitle: From Earliest Times to 1600ISBN-10: 0231109385EAN: 9780231109383ISBN: 9780231109383Edition: second editionPublisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/27/1999Description: A collection of seminal primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1 has been widely used and praised for almost forty years as an authoritative resource for scholars and students and as a thorough and engaging introduction for general readers. Here at last is a completely revised and expanded edition of this classic sourcebook, compiled by noted China scholars Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom. Updated to reflect recent scholarly developments, with extensive material on popular thought and religion, social roles, and women's education, this edition features new translations of more than half the works from the first edition, as well as many new selections. Arranged chronologically, this anthology is divided into four parts, beginning at the dawn of literate Chinese civilization with the Oracle-Bone inscriptions of the late Shang dynasty (1571-1045 B.C.E.) and continuing through the end of the Ming dynasty (C.E. 1644). Each chapter has an introduction that provides useful historical context and offers interpretive strategies for understanding the readings.The first part, The Chinese Tradition in Antiquity, considers the early development of Chinese civilization and includes selections from Confucius's Analects, the texts of Mencius and Laozi, as well as other key texts from the Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist schools. Part 2, The Making of a Classical Culture, focuses on Han China with readings from the Classic of Changes (I Jing), the Classic of Filiality, major Han syntheses, and the great historians of the Han dynasty. The development of Buddhism, from the earliest translations from Sanskrit to the central texts of the Chan school (which became Zen in Japan), is the subject of the third section of the book. Titled Later Daoism and Mahayana Buddhism in China, this part also covers the teachings of Wang Bi, Daoist religion, and texts of the major schools of Buddhist doctrine and practice. The final part, The Confucian Revival and Neo-Confucianism, details the revival of Confucian thought in the Tang, Song, and Ming periods, with historical documents that link philosophical thought to political, social, and educational developments in late imperial China.With annotations, a detailed chronology, glossary, and a new introduction by the editors, Sources of Chinese Tradition will continue to be a standard resource, guidebook, and introduction to Chinese civilization well into the twenty-first century.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USContributor: Wm. Theodore De Bary (Edited by), Irene Bloom (Edited by)Genre: HistoryTopic: Society & Culture, Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Introduction to Asian CivilizationsAuthor: Wm. Theodore De BaryRelease Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Sources of Chinese Tradition
Title: Sources of Chinese Tradition
Subtitle: From Earliest Times to 1600
ISBN-10: 0231109385
EAN: 9780231109383
ISBN: 9780231109383
Edition: second edition
Release Date: 07/27/1999
Release Year: 1999
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Irene Bloom (Edited by)
Genre: History
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 944 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sources of Chinese Tradition Vol. 2 : from Earliest Times to 1600
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 1999
Item Height: 0.3 in
Subject: Ancient / General, Asia / General, Asia / China, Customs & Traditions
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 62.2 Oz
Author: Irene Bloom
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Item Width: 0.6 in
Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations Ser.
Format: Hardcover
