Julia K. Murray (Madison University of Wisconsin)

The Aura of Confucius

Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking study will intrigue anyone interested in Confucianism. It shows how visual images and literary production enabled the creation of a shrine for Confucius's robe and cap, allegedly buried 1000 years after his death on the outskirts of modern Shanghai, and now suppressed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 185mm x 260mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 910g
• ISBN-13: 9781316516324
• ISBN-10: 1316516326
• Artikelnr.: 62212989

Autorenporträt

Julia K. Murray is Professor Emerita of Art History, East Asian Studies, and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former curator and award-winning academic, Julia K. Murray is an expert on images of Confucius. Her books include Confucius: His Life and Legacy in Art (co-authored, 2010), Mirror of Morality: Chinese Narrative Illustration and Confucian Ideology (2007; Chinese edition 2014); and Ma Hezhi and the Illustration of the Book of Odes (1993).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Veneration of Confucius and Local Prestige
Part I. Confucius in Qufu and Kongzhai: 1. Confucius and His Cults
2. Proposing a History of Kongzhai
3. Visual Representations of Confucius at Kongzhai
Part II. The Rhetorical Construction of Kongzhai: 4. Early Formulations of Kongzhai's History
5. The Emergence and Impact of the Gazetteer of Kongzhai
6. Kongzhai in 19th- and 20th- Century Local Gazetteers and Poetry Collections
7. The Physical Layout of Kongzhai and its Visual Depictions
8. Conclusion.