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Zhanguo Chu zhushu shixue jiazhi tanyan 戰國楚竹書史學價值探研 (Studies on the Historiographic Value of the Warring States Period Bamboo Manuscripts from Chu), written by Yang Bo 楊博

Zhanguo Chu zhushu shixue jiazhi tanyan 戰國楚竹書史學價值探研 (Studies on the Historiographic Value of the... Yang Bo 楊博, Zhanguo Chu zhushu shixue jiazhi tanyan 戰國楚竹書史學價值探研 (Studies on the Historiographic Value of the Warring States Period Bamboo Manuscripts from Chu) (Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2019), 544 pp.The paleographic revolution that started in China in the 1970s was initially disappointing for scholars of early Chinese historiography. Whereas a few texts, such as *Chunqiu shiyu 春秋事語 (Affairs and speeches from the Springs-and-Autumns period)1 from Tomb No. 3, Mawangdui 馬王堆, Rong Cheng shi 容成氏 from the Shanghai Museum collection, or manifold historical anecdotes could merit inclusion under the broadly understood category of “historical texts,” in reality they stood at the nexus of history and political philosophy (or, in the case of *Chunqiu shiyu, perhaps history and religion),2 and were not very informative regarding the questions of “who, what, when, and where.” This situation has changed dramatically in the past decade. The Tsinghua (Qinghua) University collection of looted Chu manuscripts yielded two historical texts – *Chu ju 楚居 (Chu residences) and *Xinian 繫年 (String of years, or Linked years). Another historical text from Chu was announced as part of another collection of looted manuscripts, this time in the possession of Anhui University. Yet another Chu historical or quasi-historical manuscript was http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bamboo and Silk Brill

Zhanguo Chu zhushu shixue jiazhi tanyan 戰國楚竹書史學價值探研 (Studies on the Historiographic Value of the Warring States Period Bamboo Manuscripts from Chu), written by Yang Bo 楊博

Pines, Yuri
Bamboo and Silk , Volume 5 (1): 18 – Mar 29, 2022
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Yang Bo 楊博, Zhanguo Chu zhushu shixue jiazhi tanyan 戰國楚竹書史學價值探研 (Studies on the Historiographic Value of the Warring States Period Bamboo Manuscripts from Chu) (Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2019), 544 pp.The paleographic revolution that started in China in the 1970s was initially disappointing for scholars of early Chinese historiography. Whereas a few texts, such as *Chunqiu shiyu 春秋事語 (Affairs and speeches from the Springs-and-Autumns period)1 from Tomb No. 3, Mawangdui 馬王堆, Rong Cheng shi 容成氏 from the Shanghai Museum collection, or manifold historical anecdotes could merit inclusion under the broadly understood category of “historical texts,” in reality they stood at the nexus of history and political philosophy (or, in the case of *Chunqiu shiyu, perhaps history and religion),2 and were not very informative regarding the questions of “who, what, when, and where.” This situation has changed dramatically in the past decade. The Tsinghua (Qinghua) University collection of looted Chu manuscripts yielded two historical texts – *Chu ju 楚居 (Chu residences) and *Xinian 繫年 (String of years, or Linked years). Another historical text from Chu was announced as part of another collection of looted manuscripts, this time in the possession of Anhui University. Yet another Chu historical or quasi-historical manuscript was

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Published: Mar 29, 2022

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