Men of the Cliffs and Caves: The Development of the Chinese Eremitic Tradition to the End of the Han Dynasty |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
CHAPTER | 13 |
The Origins of Eremitism and Its Development | 19 |
The Pivotal Role of Confucius | 28 |
Social Change and Eremitism in the Warring States Period | 40 |
Philosophies of Eremitism in the Warring States Period | 54 |
Conclusion | 72 |
Encountering Propitious Times | 81 |
Wang Mang and the Reaction against Him | 125 |
CHAPTER THREE | 139 |
The Attitudes of Emperors Guangwu Ming and Zhang | 144 |
Timely Withdrawal in a Violent Age | 164 |
The Influence of the Hundred Schools | 185 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 203 |
Conclusion | 229 |
Notes | 243 |
Individual Choice in the Unified Empire | 88 |
Timely Withdrawal | 95 |
Eremitic Advisors | 101 |
The Recommendatory System and the Rise of Exemplary | 116 |
APPENDIX | 269 |
Chronology of Dynasties and Reign Periods | 311 |
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Common terms and phrases
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