Rituals of Recruitment in Tang China : : Reading an Annual Programme in the Collected Statements by Wang Dingbao (870-940) / / Oliver Moore.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia ; 65
• VerfasserIn: Moore, Oliver,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; 65.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (422 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Based on translations of an unique Tang text, the Collected Statements , this work explores a worthy social commentary on the examination life that its compiler witnessed. Gradually providing a full picture of the civil service examination, it describes the emergence of the literary culture surround...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Note to the reader
• 1. The annual programme of examination recruitment
• The origins and development of the examination system
• Degree titles
• Syllabi in the annual examinations
• The birth of an examination society
• Ritual performances
• 2. Wang Dingbao and the compilation of Collected Statements
• The life of the compiler
• The compilation of the text
• Documentary sources in Collected Statements
• Conclusion
• 3. Selections in the prefectures
• The rising status of Tang tribute scholars
• Early and late Tang engagements with prefectural examinations
• The status of "degree-worthy
• Reforms of prefectural selections at the capital
• Conclusion
• 4. Ceremonies of induction
• Recruitment as enactments of state ritual
• The community wine-drinking ceremony
• The court assembly
• The visit to the former teachers
• Conclusion
• 5. Experiences of the examination ground
• Visits to examination patrons
• Examination sessions
• Lyrical views of the examination ground
• Announcing the results
• Conclusion
• 6. Ceremonies of gratitude
• Hopeful gatherings
• The ceremony of gratitude
• The ceremony of gratitude and factionalism
• The procession through the Hall
• Conclusion
• 7. Celebrations of success
• The formation of a jinshi association and its agenda
• The development of the Qujiang resort
• The organization of Qujiang banquets
• Examinations and the Chang'an seasonal calendar
• Examination celebrations as records of Chang'an social life
• Conclusion
• 8. Conclusion
• Appendix: Contents and Sources of the Collected Statements
• Cited works
• Chinese character list
• Index
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z.