| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 495 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I Concepts and Definitions -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What Is Genealogy? -- 1.2 Types of Genealogy -- 1.3 The History of Genealogy -- 1.4 The Value of Genealogy -- Part II Chronological Studies -- 2 The Origin of Chinese Genealogy -- 2.1 Chinese Genealogy Originated from the Matriarchal Society -- 2.2 Oral Genealogies -- 2.3 Patrilineal Oral Genealogies Originated from Matrilineal Ones -- 2.4 Knotted Rope Genealogies -- 2.5 Genealogies that Used Oracle Inscriptions -- 2.6 Bronze Genealogies -- 3 The Birth of Chinese Genealogy |
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3.1 Comprehensive Genealogies Appeared During the Zhou Dynasty -- 3.2 The Authorized Genealogical Institution -- 3.3 The Publication of the Di Xi Pian and the Shi Ben -- 3.4 The Development of Genealogies During the Han Dynasty -- 4 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (I) -- 4.1 Reasons Genealogies Prospered During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties -- 4.2 Genealogical Works and Genealogists -- 4.3 The Content and Characteristics of Genealogies -- 5 How Chinese Genealogies Prospered (II) -- 5.1 Reasons Official Genealogies Developed During the Tang Dynasty |
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5.2 Three Large-Scale, Official Genealogical Compilations -- 5.3 Private Genealogies Developed Drastically -- 5.4 The Content of Genealogies -- 5.5 Types of Genealogies -- 5.6 Famous Genealogists -- 5.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Tang Dynasty -- 6 The Transformation of Chinese Genealogies -- 6.1 Official Genealogical Compilations Were Abolished While Private Ones Blossomed -- 6.2 The Five-Generation Pedigree Chart Established by Ouyang Xiu and Su Xun -- 6.3 Genealogical Reform in the Song Dynasty -- 6.4 Zhu Xi's Thoughts on Genealogy |
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6.5 Brief Introduction to the Gu Jin Xing Shi Shu Bian Zheng and the Shi Zu Lue in the Tong Zhi -- 6.6 The Imperial Genealogies of the Song Dynasty -- 6.7 How Genealogies Transitioned During the Yuan Dynasty -- 7 The Perfection of Chinese Genealogies -- 7.1 The Number of Genealogies Increased Sharply During the Ming Dynasty -- 7.2 Zhu Yuanzhang's Sacred Edict of Six Maxims -- 7.3 Ming Dynasty Genealogies Followed Zhu Xi's Ethics of the "San Gang" and the "Wu Chang" -- 7.4 Improvements to Genealogies in Both Style and Content -- 7.5 Ancestral Temples and Their Properties |
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7.6 Grand Collections of General Genealogies -- 7.7 Cheng Minzheng's Genealogical Methodology and Verification -- 8 The Popularization of Chinese Genealogy -- 8.1 Comparing the Styles of Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies -- 8.2 The Sharp Increase of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China Genealogies -- 8.3 The Renewal of Genealogies -- 8.4 Receiving Genealogies for Maintenance and Inspection Work -- 8.5 Zhang Xuecheng's Genealogical Theory -- 8.6 The Genealogies of Ethnic Minorities -- 8.7 The Imperial Genealogies of the Qing Dynasty |
| Summary |
This book offers the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the origins and development of Chinas genealogy, as well as its fundamental role in eugenics, ethics, politics and culture throughout Chinas history. This book is divided into two parts: chronological research and thematic research. The first part explains the definition, origin, birth, development, transformation, optimization, popularization and contemporary status of Chinas genealogy, while the second addresses its styles, content, quantity, family names, format and value, illustrations, functions and other related issues. The book, for the first time in Chinas genealogy, proposes several new concepts and perspectives, such as dividing the history of Chinas genealogy into seven stages; redefining genealogy; and analyses of the transformation, popularization and value of Chinas genealogy. Given its scope, the book offers a groundbreaking and authoritative resource for a broad readership |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
8.8 Three Genealogical Prefaces Written by Sun Yat-Sen |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2023) |
| SUBJECT |
China -- Genealogy
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Genealogy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
He, Jun, editor
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Xu, Junnong, editor
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Allen, Kerry, editor
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| ISBN |
9811563772 |
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9789811563775 |
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