This study uncovers the traditions behind the formative Classic
Shangshu (Venerated Documents). It is the first to establish these
traditions-"Shu" (Documents)-as a historically evolving practice of
thought-production. By focusing on the literary form of the
argument, it interprets the "Shu" as fluid text material that
embodies the ever-changing cultural capital of projected conceptual
communities. By showing how these communities actualised the "Shu"
according to their changing visions of history and evolving group
interests, the study establishes that by the Warring States period
(ca. 453-221 BC) the "Shu" had become a literary genre employed by
diverse groups to legitimize their own arguments. Through forms of
textual performance, the "Shu" gave even peripheral communities the
means to participate in political discourse by conferring their
ideas with ancient authority. Analysing this dynamic environment of
socio-political and philosophical change, this study speaks to the
Early China field, as well as to those interested in meaning
production and foundational text formation more widely.
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