Overview of "Five Relationships" Literature in the Qing Dynasty

Author: Deng Shengguo
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is the first academic work to systematically study Qing Dynasty literature on the Five Relationships (Five Services). Based on the perspective of traditional textual research, the author conducts a systematic and in-depth study of Qing Dynasty literature on the Five Relationships. The Five Relationships study, which primarily focuses on the Rites of Zhou·Funerary Rites, is an important component of traditional Confucian classics and has had a profound influence on Chinese Confucian culture, leading to widespread study throughout history, especially during the Qing Dynasty. This book is the first academic work to systematically study Qing Dynasty literature on the Five Relationships. Based on the perspective of traditional textual research, the author conducts a systematic and in-depth study of Qing Dynasty literature on the Five Relationships. The book is divided into seven chapters: The first three chapters organically combine historical analysis and discussion, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the research on the Five Relationships during different periods of the Qing Dynasty. Through the micro-study of some representative works, the academic commonalities and interpretive individualities of different scholars are fully highlighted. Chapters four and five stand on the theoretical height of textual research, starting from the close reading of texts, to systematically organize issues such as the principles of Five Relationships attire, the concept of rules and examples, and interpretive views and methods. This lays a preliminary foundation for the future establishment of the study of Five Relationships literature. Chapters six and seven, with the purpose of distinguishing academic schools and examining the origins, the author conducts an in-depth exploration around issues such as falsification identification, textual collation, compilation, collection of lost texts, and special interpretive formats in textual interpretation. This holds significant academic value in fully demonstrating the characteristics of Qing Dynasty classical studies.