Simple bamboo books and ancient books with academic origin

Author: Li Ling
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a panoramic overview of the study of ancient bamboo and silk manuscripts, based on the author's over two decades of research, first-hand materials, and new insights. It is also a teaching manuscript for the Classical Chinese major at Peking University. The book is divided into two parts, each with six lectures, totaling twelve lectures. The first part introduces the significance of bamboo and silk manuscripts for the study of academic history, the scope of the book's discussion, background knowledge, and key concepts. It covers the discovery and characteristics of bamboo and silk manuscripts, methods of organizing and preserving them, as well as their formats and classifications. The second part introduces discoveries and guides students in reading the original texts under six categories: Six Arts, History, Confucian Classics, Poetry and Prose, Military Texts, and Esoteric Practices. Each lecture is divided into three parts: lecture notes, reference bibliography, and supplementary materials for post-lecture reading, making it convenient for readers to refer to and conduct further research.