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The way and the glory: a study of Zhou Dunyi shrines in the southern song (1127–1279)
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This thesis studies 130 cases of establishment and refurbishment of shrines dedicated to a Chinese philosopher, Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤 (1017–73), in the Southern Song (1127–1279). About 100 years after his death, this philosopher was reinvented as the founding father of Neo-Confucianism and shrines to him were founded in all corners of the empire. The thesis investigates who sought to dedicate shrines to Zhou and who declined to do so; why they did so; and what the significance for each locality o...
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- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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2019-08-13
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- Ahn, T
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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