| Description |
1 online resource (102 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Brill research perspectives in religion and the arts
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Brill research perspectives. Religion and the arts.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Religion and Prison Art in Ming China (1368-1644) Creative Environment, Creative Subjects -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction -- The Ming Prison as a Creative Environment -- Defamiliarizing the Familiar-or-Why Poetry? -- Chinese Religion as an Art of Life-or-Why the Art of Living? -- Format, Contents, and the Structure of the Volume -- Part 1 -- 1 Creative Nature and the Calendar in Prison Poetry -- 1.1 The Agricultural Calendar: Lichun (the Establishment of Spring) and Liqiu (the Establishment of Autumn) -- 1.2 The Social Calendar |
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1.2.1 The New Year -- 1.2.2 Duanwu (the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month) and Chongyang(the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month) -- 1.3 The Personal Calendar -- 1.3.1 Days for the Dead -- 1.3.2 Birthdays -- 2 The Self in Nature, Ritual, and Poetry -- 2.1 Self-Cultivation and Nature -- 2.2 Self-Cultivation and Poetry -- Part 2 -- 3 The Literati Art of Living in Confinement -- 3.1 The Zither -- 3.2 Flowers and Trees -- 3.3 Visual Art -- 3.3.1 Appreciating Paintings -- 3.3.2 Portraits -- 3.3.3 Calligraphy -- 4 The Art of Living: Nourishing Life, Transcending the Form -- 4.1 Imagetext and the Shape of Life |
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4.2 The Art of Living and the Religion of the People -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
Approaching the prison as a creative environment and imprisoned officials as creative subjects in Ming China (1368-1644), Ying Zhang introduces important themes at the intersection of premodern Chinese religion, poetry, and visual and material culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prisoners as artists -- China -- History.
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Prisoners as artists. |
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China. |
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History. |
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Arts in prisons -- China.
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Arts in prisons. |
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Art and religion -- China -- History.
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Art and religion. |
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China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
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| Chronological Term |
1368-1644 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zhang, Ying. Religion and Prison Art in Ming China (1368-1644) : Creative Environment, Creative Subjects. Boston : BRILL, ©2020 9789004432604 |
| ISBN |
9789004432291 (electronic book) |
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9004432299 (electronic book) |
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9789004432604 (paperback) |
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9004432604 (paperback) |
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