Selfless offspring : filial children and social order in early medieval China / Keith Nathaniel Knap...
Selfless offspring : filial children and social order in early medieval China / Keith Nathaniel Knap...
Selfless offspring : filial children and social order in early medieval China / Keith Nathaniel Knapp.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N173/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 300 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Extended families and the triumph of Confucianism -- 2. The narratives : origins and uses -- 3. Accounts of filial offspring : models for emulation -- 4. Filial miracles and the survival of correlative Confucianism -- 5. Reverent caring -- 6. "Exceeding the rites" : mourning and burial motifs --...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
In a period of weak central government and powerful local clans, the key to preserving a household's privileged status was maintaining a cohesive extended family. Here were essential stories of children willing to sacrifice everything for their parents, the unconditional obedience of sons, and families content to stay together for generations no ma...
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Full title
Selfless offspring : filial children and social order in early medieval China / Keith Nathaniel Knapp.
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Filial children and social order in early medieval China.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N173/8
Record Identifier
74VKmvBBA4yg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmvBBA4yg
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ISBN
9780824828660 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0824828666 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
173
MMS ID
991020528039702626
