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Singapore.: NUS Press.. 2016.. Colour and black and white illustrations, xix + 290pp, appendix, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, hardback. The Temple of Confucius (Kong Temple) in Qufu is the definitive monument to the world’s greatest sage. From its humble origins deep in China’s past, the home of Confucius grew in size and stature under the auspices of almost every major dynasty until it was the largest and most richly endowed temple in the Ming and Qing empires. The decline of state-sponsored ritualism in the twentieth century triggered a profound identity crisis for the temple and its worshipers, yet the fragile relic survived decades of neglect, war, and revolution and is now recognized as a national treasure and a World Heritage Site. Traces of the Sage is the first comprehensive account of the history and material culture of Kong Temple. Following the temple’s development through time and across space, it relates architecture to the practice of Confucianism, explains the…
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Traces of the Sage. Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius. Hardcover - 2016
by FLATH, JAMES A.
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- Title Traces of the Sage. Monument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius.
- Author FLATH, JAMES A.
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- Date 2016.
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Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. Hardcover. New/new. 17-6-16. The Temple of Confucius, Kong Temple, is a remarkable testament to the durability of the core of Chinese culture from its glory days under the Ming and Qing dynasties, through the vicissitudes of war and revolution through to now being recognised as a Wold Heritage site. With the temple's history as his inspiration, Flath has written the most complete work on this monument, taking the reader through its rich history and out the other side into the twenty-first century where he observes the adaptations taking place in to preserve the temple for more generations to come. 290 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 1.1kg Post free within Malaysia but may incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.
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