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On “Cimu” and “Cimu Mourning Attire”
There is considerable inconsistency regarding the meaning of “Cimu mourning attire” in “Sang Fu” from Yili (the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial), “Nèizé” and “Zēngzǐ Wèn” from Liji (the Book of Rites). The first part of this paper identifies and clarifies the discrepancy in connotations by analyzing the term “Cimu mourning attire” recorded in pre-Qin literature. In the second part, this paper explores how the Han Chinese incorporated the terms “Cimu” and “mu” and investigates their application in Han dynasty texts. This part is followed by an examination of Zheng Xuan’s commentary on “Cimu mourning attire.” The third part of the paper attempts to discuss the opposing interpretations of “Cimu mourning attire” between Liang Wu Di and Zheng Xuan. Finally, this paper examines the reasons for the divergent interpretations of the term in pre-Qin literature, and offers a new interpretation that differs from Liang and Zheng’s perspectives. This study suggests that the conflicting statements regarding the idea of “Cimu mourning attire” arise from earlier approaches that comprehended the term in “Sang fu” and other texts based on a contemporaneous viewpoint. Thus, this study re-examines the term from the perspective of “development” and contends that different texts and documents reflect various aspects of “Cimu mourning attire” in different historical periods. Such understanding of “Cimu mourning attire” has not been fully explored in contemporary research; hence, this paper aims to offer a new perspective to the academic community.
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Ti, Chun-hung
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A Study of Wei Xiao’s Scholarship and Academic Lineage
Wei Xiao (1483-1543), a prominent scholar from Kunshan, exerted a formative influence on the development of Wang Yangming’s (1472-1529) thought after their engagement in scholarly debates during the Zhengde era, when Wei was serving as an official in Nanjing. In Mingru Xuean, Huang Zongxi (1610-1695) placed Wei under the “Chongren School Case,” asserting that Wei admired and refined Hu Juren’s (1434-1484) study of zhujing (principle of reverence) in spirit. Huang’s contention regarding Hu’s subtle influence on Wei had a profound impact on later generations of scholars. This paper traces the trajectory of Wei’s intellectual development and scholarship by exploring various scholarly interpretaions of Wei, examining the transformation of his thought, and analyzing his stance on Chen Xianzhang (1428-1500). By reassessing the academic lineage between Hu and Wei, the study argues that the notion of Wei’s devotion to and refinement of Hu’s zhujing doctrine from their private supervisorial relationship was, in fact, a result of Huang’s partial and incomplete understanding of Wei’s thought. Thus, Huang’s interpretation of Wei diverges from the perspectives of Wei’s contemporaries, mentors, and the academic community prior to the early Qing period.
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Ho, Wei-hsuan
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The Literary Enigmatics of a Thinker/Collaborator: On Buddhist Discourse in Zhou Zuoren’s Essays from the 1930s to the 1940s
While “Buddhist scriptures” have long held a significant place in Zhou Zuoren’s “miscellaneous studies,” the connection between these texts and Zhou’s intellectual framework has received limited scholarly attention and warrants further investigation. This article explores how Zhou employed and incorporated Buddhist discourse in his essays from the 1930s to the 1940s and aims to reconceptualize his system of thought. This study contributes to broader dialogues in historical studies by reconstructing Zhou’s nuanced stance on the zeitgeist during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This paper is divided into three parts. The first part examines how Zhou transformed Buddhist discourse into the material for exploring aesthetic savor (quwei) and ideological discernment by tracing the development of his “copyist” writing style and the intellectual features in his “miscellaneous studies.” The second section focuses on Zhou’s intention to allude to the story of Prince Sattva, who “sacrifices the body to feed the hungry tigers,” and “Mahayana Bodhisattva” after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. The third section delves into Zhou’s predicament of his collaboration with Japan and delineates how he imbued the Buddhist term “kshanti” with his thought when evaluating the ethical tention between the compassionate vow (bēiyuàn) of “feeding the tiger” and his ironic commentary on “feeding the wolf.” In doing so, Zhous articulated his ethical choices and the complexity of his bilateral relationships during the wartime period.
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Huang, Yen-chih
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The Literary Preferences and Miscellaneous Writings of Tai Jingnong during His Time at the National Institute for Compilation and Translation
This paper reexamines Tai Jingnong’s literary preferences and miscellaneous writings during his term of employment at the National Institute for Compilation and Translation by investigating a comprehensive collection of letters, manuscripts, and other materials donated to the National Taiwan University Library by Tai’s family. Accordingly, this paper explicates Tai’s academic and literary transition from being a writer of New Literature to a scholar of classical literature. Drawing on recent findings from a wide range of archival sources, this study argues that Tai’s work experience of organizing historical materials during his “National Institute for Compilation and Translation period” contributed to his later academic and literary pursuits of a “historical material turn,” which paved the way for Tai’s incorporation of diverse historical materials and sources into his research approach before his relocation to Taiwan. As Tai was a young writer who had once devoted himself to New Literature and Art, his work experience facilitated a return to historical traditions and gradually reshaped his literary style and practices that encompassed a thorough understanding of both the past and the present world. Tai’s series of essays—Notes Taken while Studying Histories at Bai Sha—written during his time at the National Institute for Compilation and Translation, not only echoes the literary tradition of Notes in the Ming-Qing period, but also lays the foundation for his essays on literature and art in Long Po Miscellaneous Writings. As such, Tai’s experience of “studying history” during his work period was engraved with his strong sentiments and anxiety about the political situation and cultural upheavals of his era.
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Mei, Chia-ling
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The Power of Stories: On the Narrative Intent and the Construction of Historical Memory in Walis Nokan’s Fiction of “Simulated Orality”
This essay analyzes the literary device of “a story within a story” in multiple short stories by Walis Nokan. I classify these works as “the fiction of simulated orality” due to the strong affinities that Nokan establishes between his narrative techniques and the genre of oral literature. As Nokan’s embedded narratives are rooted in the indigenous tradition of oral storytelling, this essay explores the features of literary forms and thematic contents that embody the concept of care in his fictions through a narratological approach. In terms of literary form, Nokan’s use of orality allows the narratives to oscillate between multiple layers and to blur the boundaries of storytelling, as the story-tellers and the listeners engage in potential inter-subjective exchange. Nokan’s fictions partially rewrite official history. Under Nokan’s postcolonial concern, they engage in dialogue with dominant narratives and carry a constructive significance in shaping indigenous collective memory.
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Kuo, Che-yu
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