Orthodoxy in Late Imperial China

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For many people, orthodoxy in late imperial China means Confucianism, or more precisely, Neo-Confucianism. Unlike most studies of Chinese values, which approach

Heterodoxy in Late Imperial China

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Ten international academics explore heterodoxy dissent challenging the beliefs and meanings of the established norm in late Imperial China. In this process, the

Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China

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Following the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China's Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. The ensuing isol

A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China

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"A very important study of one of the most important institutions in Chinese history, one without which the China we have today would certainly be a vastly diff

A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China

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In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-19