Format:
Online-Ressource (vi, 407 p)
ISBN:
1280915374
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9781280915376
Series Statement:
Sinica Leidensia v. 65
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note to the reader -- 1. The annual programme of examination recruitment -- The origins and development of the examination system -- Degree titles -- Syllabi in the annual examinations -- The birth of an examination society -- Ritual performances -- 2. Wang Dingbao and the compilation of Collected Statements -- The life of the compiler -- The compilation of the text -- Documentary sources in Collected Statements -- Conclusion -- 3. Selections in the prefectures -- The rising status of Tang tribute scholars -- Early and late Tang engagements with prefectural examinations -- The status of "degree-worthy -- Reforms of prefectural selections at the capital -- Conclusion -- 4. Ceremonies of induction -- Recruitment as enactments of state ritual -- The community wine-drinking ceremony -- The court assembly -- The visit to the former teachers -- Conclusion -- 5. Experiences of the examination ground -- Visits to examination patrons -- Examination sessions -- Lyrical views of the examination ground -- Announcing the results -- Conclusion -- 6. Ceremonies of gratitude -- Hopeful gatherings -- The ceremony of gratitude -- The ceremony of gratitude and factionalism -- The procession through the Hall -- Conclusion -- 7. Celebrations of success -- The formation of a jinshi association and its agenda -- The development of the Qujiang resort -- The organization of Qujiang banquets -- Examinations and the Chang'an seasonal calendar -- Examination celebrations as records of Chang'an social life -- Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Contents and Sources of the Collected Statements -- Cited works -- Chinese character list -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-379) and index
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Note to the reader""; ""1. The annual programme of examination recruitment""; ""The origins and development of the examination system""; ""Degree titles""; ""Syllabi in the annual examinations""; ""The birth of an examination society""; ""Ritual performances""; ""2. Wang Dingbao and the compilation of Collected Statements""; ""The life of the compiler""; ""The compilation of the text""; ""Documentary sources in Collected Statements""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. Selections in the prefectures""; ""The rising status of Tang tribute scholars""
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""Early and late Tang engagements with prefectural examinations""""The status of ""degree-worthy""""; ""Reforms of prefectural selections at the capital""; ""Conclusion""; ""4. Ceremonies of induction""; ""Recruitment as enactments of state ritual""; ""The community wine-drinking ceremony""; ""The court assembly""; ""The visit to the former teachers""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. Experiences of the examination ground""; ""Visits to examination patrons""; ""Examination sessions""; ""Lyrical views of the examination ground""; ""Announcing the results""; ""Conclusion""; ""6. Ceremonies of gratitude""
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""Hopeful gatherings""""The ceremony of gratitude""; ""The ceremony of gratitude and factionalism""; ""The procession through the Hall""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. Celebrations of success""; ""The formation of a jinshi association and its agenda""; ""The development of the Qujiang resort""; ""The organization of Qujiang banquets""; ""Examinations and the Chang�an seasonal calendar""; ""Examination celebrations as records of Chang�an social life""; ""Conclusion""; ""8. Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Contents and Sources of the Collected Statements""; ""Cited works""; ""Chinese character list""
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""Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 128091534X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004139374
Additional Edition:
Print version Rituals of Recruitment in Tang China : Reading an Annual Programme in the Collected Statements by Wang Dingbao (870940)
Language:
English
