Title: The Reception of<i>The Classic of Filial Piety</i>from Medieval to Late Imperial China
Abstract:Chapter 13 The Reception of The Classic of Filial Piety from Medieval to Late Imperial China Miaw-Fen Lu, Miaw-Fen LuSearch for more papers by this author Miaw-Fen Lu, Miaw-Fen LuSearch for more paper...Chapter 13 The Reception of The Classic of Filial Piety from Medieval to Late Imperial China Miaw-Fen Lu, Miaw-Fen LuSearch for more papers by this author Miaw-Fen Lu, Miaw-Fen LuSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Paul R. Goldin, Paul R. GoldinSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 August 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118783863.ch13Citations: 1 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary This chapter discusses the reception of The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing孝經) from medieval to late imperial China. Based on the records found in Scripta Sinica database, we see the way in which female biographies indicate the increasing importance of The Classic of Filial Piety in female education during late imperial China. Male biographies, however, demonstrate the opposite trend. I suggest this phenomenon does not reflect the decline in its male readership, but rather a change in the status of the book. I then discuss how the text played a significant role in political culture before medieval period and became mainly a primer after Southern Song. The marginalization of the text in political and elite circles caused it to figure less prominently in male biographies. In addition, this chapter also discusses certain aspects related to The Classic of Filial Piety and female education, as well as the revival of the study of the Canon during the late Ming and how the book regained its political importance by the support of the Qing state. Citing Literature A Concise Companion to Confucius RelatedInformationRead More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-08-25
Language: en
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