Buddhism and Literary Trends of Late Ming

Author: Huang Zhuoyue
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Publish Date: 1997-10-01
Features: For a long time, academia has lacked a clear understanding of the continuous driving forces behind the emergence and transformation of late Ming literary trends, leading to vague and numerous errors in explaining related phenomena. The weakness in research on this period is also disproportionate to its special historical significance. This book, through thorough documentation and meticulous academic analysis, reveals its intrinsic connection with the hundred-year-old Xinxue (Mind School) and subsequently Buddhism. It outlines four progressive stages in its process of intellectual absorption and uncovers many complex threads within various propositions, thereby providing a persuasive explanatory framework for understanding the deeper mechanisms of late Ming literary trends, offering a refreshing perspective. The book emphasizes the integration of historical verification and logical analysis, attempting to break through the conventional approaches in the study of intellectual history, which holds certain inspirational significance for exploring new academic pathways. For a long time, academia has lacked a clear understanding of the continuous driving forces behind the emergence and transformation of late Ming literary trends, leading to vague and numerous errors in explaining related phenomena. The weakness in research on this period is also disproportionate to its special historical significance. This book, through thorough documentation and meticulous academic analysis, reveals its intrinsic connection with the hundred-year-old Xinxue (Mind School) and subsequently Buddhism. It outlines four progressive stages in its process of intellectual absorption and uncovers many complex threads within various propositions, thereby providing a persuasive explanatory framework for understanding the deeper mechanisms of late Ming literary trends, offering a refreshing perspective. The book emphasizes the integration of historical verification and logical analysis, attempting to break through the conventional approaches in the study of intellectual history, which holds certain inspirational significance for exploring new academic pathways.