Traces of the Sage : : Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius / / James A. Flath; ed. by Xing Ruan, Ronald G. Knapp.
The Temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world's greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China's past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endo...
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 10 color, 37 b&w illustrations, 12 charts |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Note on Terms and Dates
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Kong Temple as Structure
- 3. Ritual as Material Culture
- 4. Kong Temple as Space
- 5. Kong Temple and the Modern Politics of Culture
- 6. Kong Temple Inc
- 7. Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Index