Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political Cosmos / / Sarah Schneewind.

"Explores premortem shrine theory to illuminate Ming politics, including the Donglin Party's battle with eunuch dictator Wei Zhongxian and Gu Yanwu's theories. Argues that because elites often served their own interests, shrine rhetoric stressed the role of commoners, which allowed fo...

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Superior document:Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 115
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2018.
Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 115.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 v. xviii-360 p.) :; illustrations ;
Notes:Bibliogr. p. 303-342. Index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. An ordinary institution: Parentalism
  • Worship
  • Part II. Political work: From flattery to participation
  • Commoners
  • Part III. A political investment
  • Complications
  • The minor mandate.