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Breaking the Reputation of Female Rule in China: Daoism and the Rewriting of the History of the Reign of Wu Zhao (624-705)
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Usurpation by a woman made the reign of Wu Zhao a problem in the history writing of the restored Tang dynasty (618-907; interregnum 690-705) and thereafter that has often attracted the epithet âConfucianâ. An examination of the rewriting of history to change the meaning of two miracles reported during her reign â the appearance of a new (though small) mountain and of Laozi, supposed ancestor of the Tang imperial line â shows that among those keen to repurpose these events were later Daoists, who were engaged in a long term struggle with the Buddhists, the main beneficiaries of her rule. This suggests that we need a more nuanced approach than simply designating all retrospective criticism of her as âConfucianâ, even if the ultimate origins of the attempts at historical revision are as yet hard to discern.
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Breaking the Reputation of Female Rule in China: Daoism and the Rewriting of the History of the Reign of Wu Zhao (624-705)
in NAN NÃSearch for other papers by T.H. Barrett in
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Abstract
Usurpation by a woman made the reign of Wu Zhao a problem in the history writing of the restored Tang dynasty (618-907; interregnum 690-705) and thereafter that has often attracted the epithet âConfucianâ. An examination of the rewriting of history to change the meaning of two miracles reported during her reign â the appearance of a new (though small) mountain and of Laozi, supposed ancestor of the Tang imperial line â shows that among those keen to repurpose these events were later Daoists, who were engaged in a long term struggle with the Buddhists, the main beneficiaries of her rule. This suggests that we need a more nuanced approach than simply designating all retrospective criticism of her as âConfucianâ, even if the ultimate origins of the attempts at historical revision are as yet hard to discern.
| Insgesamt | Letzte 365 Tage | In den letzten 30 Tagen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aufrufe von Kurzbeschreibungen | 954 | 189 | 10 |
| Gesamttextansichten | 193 | 9 | 0 |
| PDF-Downloads | 368 | 21 | 0 |
