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9780791479742

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The Talent of Shu reconstructs the intellectual world of early medieval Sichuan through a critical biography of Qiao Zhou, a noted classicist, historian, and official of Shu-Han. Countering conceptions of Sichuan as an intellectual backwater, author J. Michael Farmer provides an analytical narrative history of the significant intellectual and scholarly activity in the region during the late second through third centuries CE.

Qiao Zhou stands as an apt figure to represent the intellectual world of third-century Sichuan. An heir to a long-standing regional intellectual tradition, he was trained in political prophesy, canonical studies, and ancient history, and in true Confucian fashion, employed these skills in the service of the state. While some of Qiao's scholarship, as well as his political engagement, was conservative, he also stands as an innovator in the fields of canonical and historical criticism and local history. As such, he embodies not only the scholarly tradition of Sichuan, but also the intellectual transitions of the age.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Terms and Conventions
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Intellectual World of Early Sichuan

“Civilizing” the Southwest: Intellectual Activity in the Former Han
Observing the Stars: Intellectual Activity in the Later Han
A Three States “Forest of Classicists”: Intellectual Activity in Shu-Han

2. The Early Life of Qiao Zhou

The Qiao Family in Ba
Youth and Education

3. Scholarship and the State

The Founding of Shu-Han
Educating the Heir and the Province
Debates on Military Policy
The Fall of Shu-Han

4. Critical Approaches to the Canon

The State of Canonical Studies
Discourse on Truth and Falsehoods in the Five Canonical Texts
Critique of the Ritual Canon The Influence of Qiao Zhou’s Canonical Criticism

5. Critical Approaches to Ancient History

The State of Historical Studies
Investigations of Ancient History
Critique of The Grand Scribe’s Records and Other Ancient Histories
The Influence of Qiao Zhou’s Historical Criticism

6. New Approaches to Local History

The State of Local Historiography
The Local Histories of Qiao Zhou
The Influence of Qiao Zhou’s Local Histories

Epilogue

Evaluating the Life of Qiao Zhou
Toward an Intellectual History of Third-Century China
Chronology: The Life of Qiao Zhou

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Publié par

State University of New York Press

Date de parution

05 juin 2008

EAN13

9780791479742

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

The Talent of Shu Qiao Zhou and the Intellectual World of Early Medieval Sichuan

J . M I C H A E L FA R M E R

THE TALENT OF SHU

SUNY SERIES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE

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Roger T. Ames, editor

J. Michael Farmer

THE TALENT OF SHU

QIAO ZHOU AND THE INTELLECTUAL WORLD

OF EARLY MEDIEVAL SICHUAN

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Farmer, J. Michael, 1965- The talent of Shu: Qiao Zhou and the intellectual world of early medieval Sichuan / J. Michael Farmer. p. cm — (SUNY Series in Chinese philosophy and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7163-0 (alk paper) 1. Intellectuals — China — Sichuan Sheng. 2. Sichuan Sheng (China) — History. 3. China — History — Han Dynasty, 202 B.C.–220 A.D. I. Title

to my teachers

Jeannette L. Faurot (1943–2005)

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Robert Joe Cutter

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He loved antiquity and transmitted classical scholarship.

“Encomium for Qiao Zhou”

Li Tong

late third centuryCE

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List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Terms and Conventions

INTRODUCTION

Contents

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CHAPTER 1 The Intellectual World of Early Sichuan “Civilizing” the Southwest: Intellectual Activity in the Former Han Observing the Stars: Intellectual Activity in the Later Han A Three States “Forest of Classicists”: Intellectual Activity in Shu-Han

CHAPTER 2 The Early Life of Qiao Zhou The Qiao Family in Ba Youth and Education

CHAPTER 3 Scholarship and the State The Founding of Shu-Han Educating the Heir and the Province Debates on Military Policy The Fall of Shu-Han

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