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Genealogical Manuscripts in Cross-Cultural Perspective
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Edited by:
Markus Friedrich
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2025
About this book
Open Access
Situating the history of genealogy in the ambit of manuscript studies, this volume explores how handwriting practices influenced the development of genealogies. It shows how lineages used handwritten documents in constructing and presenting their identity both to the outside world and to themselves. Genealogical handwriting is practiced in many manuscript cultures; this volume is the first to juxtapose studies from a wide variety of such cultures, ranging from East Asia, to West and Central Asia, to Europe. As the present contributions discuss in depth, tracing one’s lineage usually required taking note of personal histories, biographies and relationships; the chapters explore the many different reasons that compelled both individuals and institutions to do just this, and highlight the various contexts in which genealogy-writing occurred. Taking a material-oriented approach to handwriting practices in the study of genealogies can reveal the challenges implicated in producing such written artefacts, highlighting the enormous effort required in cultivating lineage-related knowledge. Seen from the view of manuscript studies, genealogies emerge as invaluable, yet also highly fragile forms of cultural capital.
Author / Editor information
Markus Friedrich, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Jörg B. Quenzer, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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West and Central Asia
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Kazuo Morimoto Open Access Download PDF |
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Evrim Binbaş Open Access Download PDF |
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Devin DeWeese Open Access Download PDF |
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East Asia
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Distinguishing Pearls from Fish Eyes: The Branch Lineage Genealogies of the Descendants of Confucius
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Michela Bussotti Open Access Download PDF |
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Xin Yu Open Access Download PDF |
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Steffen Döll Open Access Download PDF |
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Europe and Americas
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Vitus Huber Open Access Download PDF |
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Fiona Vicent Open Access Download PDF |
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 16, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783111382876
Hardcover published on:
December 16, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111382357
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
6
Main content:
337
Illustrations:
9
Coloured Illustrations:
56
Tables:
7
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and researchers in Cultural History, European History, Buddhism, Confucianism, Sinology, Japanology, Islamic Studies
Creative Commons
BY-NC-ND 4.0
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