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The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period

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Description:This book offers an account of the development and transformations of the discourse of ancestors’ instructions in the Song period. It explains how rulers selected words and deeds of ancestors in tandem with changes in current affairs, and how they gave them different meanings to create not only an image of the ancestors that were suitable for emulation but also a talisman to safeguard their administration. Using abundant resources, exercising an economy of words and academic rigor, the author digs deep to tease apart the complex and versatile relationship between the meaning and the truth of the Song discourse on ancestors’ instructions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period. To get started finding The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 688

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brill

Release: 2021

ISBN: 9004473270

Description: This book offers an account of the development and transformations of the discourse of ancestors’ instructions in the Song period. It explains how rulers selected words and deeds of ancestors in tandem with changes in current affairs, and how they gave them different meanings to create not only an image of the ancestors that were suitable for emulation but also a talisman to safeguard their administration. Using abundant resources, exercising an economy of words and academic rigor, the author digs deep to tease apart the complex and versatile relationship between the meaning and the truth of the Song discourse on ancestors’ instructions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period. To get started finding The Ancestors' Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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