Shrines to living men in the Ming political cosmos / Sarah Schneewind
- Author:
- Schneewind, Sarah
- Published:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Series:
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 115
- Contents:
- Part I. An ordinary institution: Parentalism -- Worship -- Part II. Political work: From flattery to participation -- Commoners -- Part III. A political investment -- Complications -- The minor mandate.
- Summary:
- "Explores premortem shrine theory to illuminate Ming politics, including the Donglin Party's battle with eunuch dictator Wei Zhongxian and Gu Yanwu's theories. Argues that because elites often served their own interests, shrine rhetoric stressed the role of commoners, which allowed for the expansion of public opinion in late imperial China"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s):
- Wei, Zhongxian, 1568-1627
- Gu, Yanwu, 1613-1682
- Dong lin shu yuan (China)
- 960-1644
- Dissenters—China—History
- Public opinion—China
- Dissenters
- Politics and government
- Public opinion
- Shrines
- Social conditions
- Shrines—China—History
- China—Politics and government—1368-1644
- China—History—Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
- China
- China—Social conditions—960-1644
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780674987142 hardcover ; alkaline paper and 0674987144 hardcover ; alkaline paper
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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