"Godly Worm" and the "Literati Prism" of Chinese Sources.
This essay is a case study of the inherent gentry bias of traditional Chinese sources, which tends to condition modern readers to view ancient East Asia through a "literati prism. " Using medieval onomastic data, the essay demonstrates the distorting effects caused by this prism, as well as the enig...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 139; no. 2; pp. 417 - 432 |
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American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA)
Apr-Jun2019
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| Sumario: | This essay is a case study of the inherent gentry bias of traditional Chinese sources, which tends to condition modern readers to view ancient East Asia through a "literati prism. " Using medieval onomastic data, the essay demonstrates the distorting effects caused by this prism, as well as the enigmas it engenders . In addition, the essay highlights a long-ignored legacy of early medieval nomadic conquests of northern China--the vulgarization of Chinese high culture . |
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