Appendix 2 The Origin of the Old Script / New Script Controversy

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Toward a Zeal for Classicism 1
7. The Conflation between Heaven and the Classics 49
8. Apocrypha, Confucius, and Monarchy in Emperor Ming’s Reign (AD 58–75) 79
9. Finding Teachers versus Making Friends 99
10. The Radical and the Conservative 137
11. Conclusion 171
12. The Chinese Classics 181
13. The Origin of the Old Script / New Script Controversy 185
14. The Contrast-Debate Model and Its Critique 189
15. The Assumptions of the Confucian Empire and Its Problems 199
16. Apocryphal Texts 209
17. Chen, Wei, and Apocrypha 213
18. Notes 217
19. Bibliography 285
20. Index 313