| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture |
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SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
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| Contents |
Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Original Edition -- Introduction -- l Chapter 1 Problem and Theory -- Chapter 2 Legend Set 1: Tang Yao to Yú Shun -- Chapter 3 Legend Sets 2 and 3: Yú Shun to Xia Yu and the Foundation of the Xia Dynasty -- Chapter 4 Legend Set 4: The Foundation of the Shang Dynasty -- Chapter 5 Legend Set 5: The Foundation of the Zhou Dynasty -- Chapter 6 The Philosophers -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Charts -- Appendix 2 The Identities of Taigong Wang in Zhou and Han Literature -- Bibliography -- Index of Chinese Names, Places, and Important Terms |
| Summary |
"This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the accounts of change of rule in Chinese texts from 600 to 100 BC, including the core philosophical works of the Chinese tradition attributed to Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, Hanfeizi, and Zhuangzi. Drawing from the early structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss, Sarah Allan demonstrates that similar motifs repeat in every period, and argues that they serve, like myth, to mediate the inherent social conflict between kinship relations and that of the larger community."--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Legends -- China.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Legends
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- To 221 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024033
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016008006 |
| ISBN |
9781438462264 |
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1438462263 |
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