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MONOGRAPH IN HISTORY TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE: AN INTERPRETIVE INTRODUCTION
RICHARD J. SMITH
Vol. 64, Special Issue 1978 RICE UNIVERSITY STUDIES
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MONOGRAPH IN HISTORY TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE: AN INTERPRETIVE INTRODUCTION
RICHARD J. SMITH
PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY HOUSTON, TEXAS Vol. 64, Special Issue 1978
Copyrighl 1979 by Rice Uni,er,ily Library of Congress No. 79-63594 US-ISSN-0035-4996 US-ISBN-0-89263-239-9 RICE UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Vol. 64, Special Issue 1978
TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE: AN INTERPRETIVE INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1. CHINESE HISTORY AND CH'ING INSTITUTIONS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW ...... 8 Il. CLASSICAL CHINESE: THE MEDIUM AND THE MESSAGE ...... 20 III. THE "THREE TEACHINGS": CONFUCIANISM, TAOISM, AND BUDDHISM ...... 33 IV. EXPRESSING THE TAO (WAY): CHINESE ART AND LITERATURE ...... 48 V. CHINESE SOCIETY AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE ...... 64
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