Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China
Subtitle: a brief history of early muzhiming
By: by Timothy M. Davis
Series: Studies in the history of Chinese texts -- volume 6
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9789004306417; 9789004306424
Subjects: Burial; Memorials; Chinese Inscriptions; Social life and customs; History and criticism; Tombs; Antiquities; Epitaphs; Sources; History
Description: Introduction: What are muzhiming?; Simple records of interment; Entombed stele inscriptions; Early standard muzhiming : the case of Liu Dai; Essential characteristics and distinctive features of muzhiming; The structure of this book -- The social functions of early medieval muzhiming -- The religious functions of entombed epigraphy -- Mortuary epigraphy moves underground -- Entombed epigraphy in an era of political instability -- Historiographical biography and commemorative biography -- The rise of muzhiming as a literary genre -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Entombed epitaphs from the western Jin and eastern Jin dynasties -- Appendix B: Northern Wei entombed epitaphs prior to 494 CE
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What are muzhiming?; Simple records of interment; Entombed stele inscriptions; Early standard muzhiming : the case of Liu Dai; Essential characteristics and distinctive features of muzhiming; The structure of this book; title: The social functions of early medieval muzhiming; title: The religious functions of entombed epigraphy; title: Mortuary epigraphy moves underground; title: Entombed epigraphy in an era of political instability; title: Historiographical biography and commemorative biography; title: The rise of muzhiming as a literary genre; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A: Entombed epitaphs from the western Jin and eastern Jin dynasties; title: Appendix B: Northern Wei entombed epitaphs prior to 494 CE.