Sages, ministers, and rebels: narratives from early China concerning the initial creation of the state
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Many conflicting narratives describing the development of the state appeared during the Warring States period in China. These narratives cannot be traced back to any unified underlying myth or symbolism, but instead should be understood in relation to historical debates , tensions and concerns of the Warring States period. Narratives about the emergence of the state reflect concerns over the state' s use of organized violence and its possible discontinuity with the natural world.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0073-0548
Year: 1998
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Song and the historical imagination in early China
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Non-canonical Chinese songs of the Warring States and Han periods are discussed in relation to the historical imagination. Topics include history and narrative framing in 'Shijing' and 'Chuci,' framing the non-canonical songs of the Warring States and Han periods, song as coded communication, songs of blame and praise, omen songs, Confucius as singer and interpreter, and exemplary characters and their songs.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0073-0548
Year: 1999
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