The world of the mind in early medieval Sichuan: The life and works of Qiao Zhou (China).

详细信息   

• 作者：Farmer ; J. Michael.
• 学历：Doctor
• 年：2001
• 导师：Cutter, Robert Joe
• 毕业院校：The University of Wisconsin
• 专业：Literature, Asian.;History, Asia, Australia and Oceania.
• ISBN：049346476X
• CBH：3033371
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：27353406
• Pages：634

文摘

This study seeks to uncover the intellectual world of third-century Sichuan by focusing on the life and works of Qiao Zhou, a scholar-official of Shu Han. Qiao left important writings in the fields of classical studies and historiography. Unfortunately, his scholarship has been largely overlooked due to his involvement in political affairs. This dissertation seeks to re-evaluate Qiao Zhou and contextualize his work in the sphere of regional and national intellectual trends. Chapter 1 examines the family background and life of Qiao Zhou, with particular emphasis on his political activity. Chapter 2 establishes and analyzes Qiao's intellectual lineage, which began in the Western Han and extended forward one generation beyond Qiao Zhou. This chapter discusses the lives and works of various members of the line, and identifies the key elements of the lineage's intellectual traditions. Three chapters examine Qiao's writings in three distinct areas. Chapter 3 discusses Qiao's exegetical writings and prophesies. Here, he appears unremarkable, yet consistent with other scholarly approaches and concerns of the period. Chapter 4 illustrates Qiao Zhou's importance as an historian. In particular, his writings in the historical sub-genres of historical criticism and local history greatly influenced subsequent generations of Chinese historians. Chapter 5 examines the political writings and teachings of Qiao Zhou, showing a loyal and concerned Confucian official engaging with the political issues of his time. Finally, Chapter 6 investigates the lives and works of Qiao Zhou's descendents and students, seeking evidence of the continuation of Qiao's intellectual and political activities. Additionally, the chapter briefly surveys the manner in which later historians have viewed and portrayed Qiao's life and works. Separate appendices contain annotated translations of the Records of the Three States biography of Qiao Zhou and his extant writings.