Technicians and Artisans of Heaven-and-Earth : Imperial Memories of Diviners, Physicians, and Craftsmen from Mid-Medieval China /

Technicians and Artisans of Heaven-and-Earth : Imperial Memories of Diviners, Physicians, and Craftsmen from Mid-Medieval China /

Technicians and Artisans and Heaven-and-Earth reconstructs memories of significant but often overlooked figures from a remarkably diverse yet understudied period of Chinese history. The book includes translations of three biographical collections from the official dynastic histories of the Northern...

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Main Author: Kory, Stephan N. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Prognostication in History ; 12.

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Asian Studies.
Religious Studies.

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Call Number: DS501

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Conventions
  • Chinese Eras and Dynasties
  • Northern Dynasty and Sui Rulers
  • The Twenty-Four Official Histories of China
  • Technicians and Artisans in Weishu 91, Zhoushu 47, and Suishu 78
  • Introduction: Aims, Sources, and Outline
  • 1 Aims
  • 2 Sources: Weishu 91, Zhoushu 47, and Suishu 78
  • 3 Outline
  • 1 The Content, Compilation, and Aims of the Three Collections
  • 1 Nomenclature
  • 2 Genre
  • 3 Compilation and Sources
  • 4 Intent
  • 5 Concluding Remarks
  • 2 Divination, Medicine, and Crafts in Medieval Knowledge Organization Systems
  • 1 Early Foundational Models
  • 2 Medieval Systems
  • 3 Daoist and Buddhist Perspectives
  • 4 Daoist Perspectives
  • 5 Buddhist Perspectives
  • 6 Concluding Remarks
  • 3 Technicians and Artisans as Interpreters and Agents of Heaven-and-Earth
  • 1 Historical Overview
  • 2 Significance to the Central Court and Throne
  • 3 Significance to Peripheral Local Communities
  • 4 Concluding Remarks
  • 4 The Imperial Selection and Appointment of Technicians and Artisans
  • 1 The Mandate of Heaven and the Service of Its People
  • 2 Testing and Appointment as Essentials for Good Governance
  • 3 "Backdoors" into State Service: Reclusion, Itinerancy, and Special "Skills"
  • 4 Imperial Offices Featuring Techniques and Arts
  • 5 Conclusion
  • 5 The Reception and Transmission of Techniques and Arts
  • 1 The Reception of Techniques and Arts
  • 2 The Transmission of Techniques and Arts from Technicians and Artisans
  • 3 Conclusion
  • Translation 1: The Book of Wei "Arrayed Traditions of Technicians and Artisans"
  • 1 Introduction to Weishu 91
  • 2 Biographical Traditions
  • 3 Conclusion to Weishu 91
  • Translation 2: The Book of Zhou "Arrayed Traditions of Artisans and Technicians"
  • 1 Introduction to Zhoushu 47
  • 2 Biographical Traditions
  • 3 Conclusion to Zhoushu 47
  • Translation 3: The Book of Sui "Arrayed Traditions of Artisans and Technicians"
  • 1 Introduction to Suishu 78
  • 2 Biographical Traditions
  • 3 Conclusion to Suishu 78
  • Appendix: Suishu 78's Six Types of Adepts and Twenty-Four Exemplars
  • Glossary: Techniques and Arts Featured in the Three Collections
  • Bibliography
  • Index.