China and the Mongols History and Legend under the Yuan and Ming |
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| Author:
| Chan, Hok-lam |
| Series title: | Variorum Collected Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86078-762-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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A common theme linking these papers is that of the interaction of élite and popular traditions, as found in the writings and folktales of Yüan and Ming China. The first studies focus on historical writings, not just as topics of intellectual and cultural history, but as foundations for understanding the sources of that time and seeing how earlier periods were viewed - for example, in the composition of the Liao, Chin and Sung histories at the Mongol-Yüan court in the 1340s. A second...
More DescriptionA common theme linking these papers is that of the interaction of élite and popular traditions, as found in the writings and folktales of Yüan and Ming China. The first studies focus on historical writings, not just as topics of intellectual and cultural history, but as foundations for understanding the sources of that time and seeing how earlier periods were viewed - for example, in the composition of the Liao, Chin and Sung histories at the Mongol-Yüan court in the 1340s. A second cluster examines a number of popular legends in which Mongol and Chinese elements can be seen to mix: the use of a bowshot in choosing a site, as in the story of the founding of Peking; the legends of the foundation of the Ming dynasty; or the image and fictionalisation of the great Ming statesman, Liu Chi.