Collection of Essays on Family and Scholarship in Sichuan during the Song Dynasty - Academic Series of Confucian Classics from Sichuan University

Author: Zou Chonghua
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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 both family systems and academic culture underwent notable changes, laying the foundation for the fundamental 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 as a whole. Research on Sichuan's family and academic culture can reflect the overall picture of the country. Although composed of specialized papers, their arrangement is not arbitrary but rather carefully considered. Broadly divided into three parts: the first set of papers are introductory in nature, briefly discussing the academic status of major families in Song Dynasty Sichuan to serve as an outline for the entire book; the 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 manuscript collections of these families.