Collected Essays on Family and Scholarship in Sichuan During the Song Dynasty (Sichuan University "Confucian Classics" Academic Series)

Author: Zou Zhonghua Su Pinxiao
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book consists of 14 papers meticulously written by 8 authors, aiming to explore the intrinsic connections between family and academic culture in China's historical development. The Song Dynasty was a period of significant transformation in traditional Chinese society, during which family systems and academic culture underwent notable changes, laying the foundation for the basic characteristics of traditional society that followed. Sichuan was one of the most economically and culturally developed regions in the Song Dynasty, representing and embodying the typical characteristics of the nation. Research on Sichuan's family and academic culture can reflect the overall picture of the country. Although composed of specialized papers, the arrangement is not arbitrary but carefully considered. It is broadly divided into three parts: The first part consists of introductory papers, primarily summarizing the academic status of major families in Song Dynasty Sichuan, serving as an outline for the entire book. Next, ten papers are case studies, respectively exploring the families of Chen in Langzhou, Su in Yanquan, Fan in Chengdu, Su in Meishan, Wang in Huayang, Yu in Renshou, Li in Jingyan, Wei in Pujiang, Liu in Jianzhou, and An in Guang'an, along with their academic developments, generally arranged in the order of their rise. The final three papers are comprehensive, focusing on the education, academic networks, and book collections of these families.