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Pages: 574
Authors: Nanxiu Qian
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-01 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tra
Shih-shuo Hsin-yü
Language: en
Pages: 822
Authors: Yiqing Liu
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES

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Shih-shuo hsin-yü (A New Account of Tales of the World),compiled by Liu I-ch'ing (403-444), is a collection of anecdotes, short conversations, and pithy observ
The Culture of Sex in Ancient China
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Pages: 244
Authors: Paul R. Goldin
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-10-31 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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The subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Discussed openly and seriously as a fundamental topic of human speculation, it was an important source
Selfless Offspring
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Both Western and Chinese intellectuals have long derided filial piety tales as an absurd and grotesque variety of children’s literature. Selfless Offspring of
Buddhism and Tales of the Supernatural in Early Medieval China
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Authors: Zhenjun Zhang
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This book demonstrates the historical changes in early medieval China as seen in the tales of the supernatural—thematic transformation from traditional demoni