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Ming Confucian's World : Selections from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden by Lu Lu Rong (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN-100295749938
ISBN-139780295749938
eBay Product ID (ePID)6057256949
Product Key Features
Number of Pages188 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMing Confucian's World : Selections from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden
SubjectAsian / Chinese, Asia / General, Asia / China
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorLu Lu Rong
Subject AreaLiterary Collections, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-033662
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe major contribution of this translation lies, first and foremost, in the rich insight it provides into mid-Ming China, a period that is generally neglected by scholars. . . . Overall, Halperin's translation of Lu Rong's Shuyuan zaji is an invaluable addition to the corpus of English-language works that enrich our understanding of Ming China. It offers scholars a rare glimpse into the daily life and intellectual milieu of a representative Ming Confucian scholar-official. The book's interdisciplinary appeal makes it a useful resource for historians, literary scholars, and students of Chinese philosophy. The shorter-length entries and kaleidoscopic subject matter also make it an ideal reading material for classical Chinese language and literature courses., The translation is introduced by a witty and perceptive description of the contemporaneous Ming context as well as a detailed discussion of Lu. What makes this book relevant to the scholar of religion is the many instances Lu the Confucian gazes effectively at his religious lifeworld, which one encounters in many of his depictions of Ming quotidian life. Scholars of Chinese religions and Confucianism will have much to gain from this., The collection is first and foremost a useful resource for social history, with the themes of gender, religion, and technology especially prominent throughout. . . . [A] wonderful teaching resource at the undergraduate level.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal951/.026
SynopsisA forgotten century marks the years between the Ming dynasty's (1368-1644) turbulent founding and its sixteenth-century age of exploration and economic transformation. In this period of social stability, retired scholar-official Lu Rong chronicled his observations of Chinese society in Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden (Shuyuan zaji). Openly expressing his admirations and frustrations, Lu provides a window into the quotidian that sets Bean Garden apart from other works of the biji genre of "informal notes." Mark Halperin organizes a translated selection of Lu's records to create a panorama of Ming life. A man of unusual curiosity, Lu describes multiple social classes, ethnicities, and locales in his accounts of political intrigues, farming techniques, religious practices, etiquette, crime, and family life. Centuries after their composition, Lu's words continue to provide a richly textured portrait of China on the cusp of the early modern era. The open access publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation.
LC Classification NumberTCC
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