Approaching the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips
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Approaching the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Approaching the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips

About this book

This book provides a detailed introduction to the study of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, explaining the preservation and analysis of the artifacts and their significance in historical research of the pre-Qin period.

The Tsinghua Bamboo Slips are a collection of Chinese texts inscribed on approximately 2,500 bamboo slips. They were excavated from a Warring States Period tomb and are now preserved at Tsinghua University. The book delves into the traditions and discoveries of bamboo manuscripts in China and discusses the preservation and research of the slips, covering the procedures of artifact processing, authentication, digitization, editing, and interpretation. The manuscripts are remarkable for their quantity, period of creation, and distinctive content coverage. They contain important historical documents that differ from or are missing from the extant literature. The analysis of these texts helps to unravel some of the unresolved mysteries in pre-Qin historical studies and illuminates scientific achievements of ancient China previously unknown to the world.

This book is essential reading for scholars and students of Chinese studies, pre-Qin history, and early literacy. It will also appeal to general readers interested in ancient Chinese history and culture.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040126424
Topic
History
Subtopic
Chinese History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword to the Chinese Edition
  8. Preface to the Chinese Edition
  9. 1 Written on Bamboo and Silk
  10. 2 Kongbi and Jizhong: Discoveries of Bamboo Texts in Ancient China
  11. 3 A Century of Bamboo and Silk Discoveries
  12. 4 Rescue and Preservation of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips
  13. 5 Authentication and Photography of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips
  14. 6 Editing and Interpreting the Tsinghua Manuscripts
  15. 7 Mysteries of the Shangshu
  16. 8 King Wen's Will
  17. 9 The Jinteng and the Duke of Zhou's “Stay” in the East
  18. 10 Prognostication of a Great Dream: King Wen of Zhou Receiving the Mandate and the Tsinghua-Slip Chengwu
  19. 11 New Knowledge in the Xinian (1)
  20. 12 New Knowledge in the Xinian (2)
  21. 13 Discussions on Some Political Figures in the Tsinghua Manuscripts
  22. 14 The Science and Thoughts in the Tsinghua Bamboo Manuscripts
  23. 15 An Initial Step
  24. Epilogue
  25. Appendices
  26. Index