Entombed epigraphy and commemorative culture in early medieval China : : a history of early muzhiming / / by Timothy M. Davis.

• Superior document: Studies in the history of Chinese texts, volume 6
• VerfasserIn: Davis, Timothy M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the history of Chinese texts ; v. 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Entombed Epigraphy and Commemorative Culture Timothy M. Davis presents a history of early muzhiming —the most versatile and persistent commemorative form employed in the elite burials of pre-modern China. While previous scholars have largely overlooked the contemporary religious, social, and cult...

Table of Contents

• Introduction: What are muzhiming?; Simple records of interment; Entombed stele inscriptions; Early standard muzhiming : the case of Liu Dai; Essential characteristics and distinctive features of muzhiming; The structure of this book
• The social functions of early medieval muzhiming
• The religious functions of entombed epigraphy
• Mortuary epigraphy moves underground
• Entombed epigraphy in an era of political instability
• Historiographical biography and commemorative biography
• The rise of muzhiming as a literary genre
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Entombed epitaphs from the western Jin and eastern Jin dynasties
• Appendix B: Northern Wei entombed epitaphs prior to 494 CE.