The Yijing and Chinese Politics - Classical Commentary and Literati Activism in the Northern Song Period, 960-1127 (Hardcover, New)

This book is the first comprehensive study of "Yijing (Book of Changes) commentary during the Northern Song period, showing how it reflects a coming to terms with major political and social changes. Seen as a transitional period in China's history, the Northern Song (960-1127) is often described as the midpoint in the Tang-Song transition or as the beginning of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism. Challenging this traditional view, Tze-ki Hon demonstrates the complexity of the Northern Song by breaking it into three periods characterized by, alternately, the reestablishment of civil governance, large-scale reforms, and a descent into factional rivalry. To illustrate the distinct characteristics of these three periods, Hon compares commentaries, by Hu Yuan, Zhang Zai, and Cheng Yi with five other "Yijing commentaries, highlighting the broad parameters, as well as the specific content, of an extremely important world of discourse--"the debate on literati activism. These differing views on the literati's role in civil governance prove how lively, diverse, and intense Northern Song intellectual life was while also reminding us how important it is to understand the history of the period on its own terms.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2005
Authors:	Tze-Ki Hon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-6311-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
LSN:	0-7914-6311-7
Barcode:	9780791463116

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