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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Monographs in Tang official historiography [Texte électronique] : perspectives from the technical treatises of the History of Sui (Sui shu) / Daniel Patrick Morgan, Damien Chaussende, editors ; with the collaboration of Karine Chemla
Publication : Cham : Springer, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (371 pages)
Collection : Why the sciences of the ancient world matter ; vol. 3
Lien à la collection : Why the sciences of the ancient world matter (Online)
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
This book examines the role of medieval authors in writing the history of ancient
science. It features essays that explore the content, structure, and ideas behind
technical writings on medieval Chinese state history. In particular, it looks at the
Ten Treatises of the current History of Sui, which provide insights into the writing
on the history of such fields as astronomy, astrology, omenology, economics, law,
geography, metrology, and library science. Three treatises are known to have been
written by Li Chunfeng, one of the most important mathematicians, astronomers, and
astrologers in Chinese history. The book not only opens a new window on the figure
of Li Chunfeng by exploring what his writings as a historian of science tell us about
him as a scientist and vice versa, it also discusses how and on what basis the individual
treatises were written. The essays address such themes as (1) the recycling of sources
and the question of reliability and objectivity in premodern history-writing; (2)
the tug of war between conservatism and innovation; (3) the imposition of the authors
voice, worldview, and personal and professional history in writing a history of a
field of technical expertise in a state history; (4) the degree to which modern historians
are compelled to speak to their own milieu and ideological beliefs
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Morgan, Daniel Patrick. Éditeur scientifique
Chaussende, Damien (1977-....). Éditeur scientifique
Chemla, Karine (1957-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Li, Chun feng (0602-0670)
Sciences -- Chine -- Histoire
Sciences -- Chine -- Historiographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
509.510 9 (23e éd.) = Sciences naturelles et mathématiques - Chine - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030180386. - ISBN 3030180387
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46897492t
Notice n° :
FRBNF46897492
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Chapter 1. Prologue (Daniel P. Morgan and Damien Chaussende) ; Part I: The Work
of Li Chunfeng ; Chapter 2. The Life and Intellectual Work of Li Chunfeng (602-670)
(Howard L. Goodman) ; Chapter 3. Numbers with Histories: Li Chunfeng on Harmonics
and Astronomy (Daniel P. Morgan and Howard L. Goodman) ; Chapter 4. Scholarship and
Politics in Seventh Century China from the Viewpoint of Li Chunfengs Writing on Histories
(Zhu Yiwen) ; Chapter 5. The Compilation of the Astronomical Portion of the 'Treatise
on Harmono-Metrology and Mathematical Astronomy and its Impact (Li Liang) ; Chapter
6. Heavenly Patterns (Daniel P. Morgan) ; Chapter 7. The 'Treatise on the Wuxing
(Wuxing zhi) (Michael Nylan) ; Part II : The Anonymous Treatises ; Chapter 8. The
Treatise on Economics and Its Influences (Béatrice L'Haridon) ; Chapter 9. The Treatise
on Law (Frédéric Constant) ; Chapter 10. Intertextuality, Customs and Regionalism
in the 'Geographical Treatise (Alexis Lycas) ; Chapter 11. The Art of Producing a
Catalogue: the Meaning of 'Compilations for the Organisation of Ancient Knowledge
in Tang Times (Pablo Ariel Blitstein) ; Chapter 12. Epilogue: Treatises According
to Tang Historian Liu Zhiji (Damien Chaussende).
