LEADER 03338oam 2200589 450 001 9910157542003321 005 20210112041625.0 010 $a1-4384-6304-9$belectronic book 010 $a9781438463049$belectronic book 010 $z1-4384-6303-0$bhardcover 010 $z9781438463032$bhardcover 010 $z9781438463025$bpaperback 035 $a(CKB)3710000001001223 035 $a(OCoLC)956984915$z(OCoLC)967582904 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4773986 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4773986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11321099 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL985392 035 $a(OCoLC)956984915 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001001223 100 $a20160817d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe rhetoric of hiddenness in traditional Chinese culture /$fedited by Paula M. Varsano 210 1$aAlbany :$cState University of New York Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aSUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction The Throw of Infancy; Notes; The Life of a Phrase Infancy, Renunciation, Passing; From the Beginning; The Exigency of Renunciation: Event and Return; Renunciation and Survival; Notes; Index of Names 330 2 $a"Considers the role of hiddenness in the history of cultural production in premodern China. This volume brings together fourteen essays that explore the role of hiddenness--as both an object and a mode of representation--in the history of cultural production in China from the Warring States Period (403-221 BCE) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1911) and beyond. The rhetorical use of various forms of hiddenness makes its appearance in literary, political, philosophical, and religious writings, as well as in the visual arts. Working in fields as disparate as traditional Chinese literature, religion, philosophy, history, medicine, and art, the contributors attempt to characterize one of the fundamental signifying practices in traditional Chinese cultural production. In the process, they not only reveal otherwise obscure patterns connecting longstanding social, political, aesthetic, and epistemological practices, but also contribute to ongoing discussions--well beyond the field of China studies--regarding the representation and communicability of knowledge, as well as the practices controlling its dissemination"--From publisher's website. 410 0$aSUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. 606 $aRhetoric$zChina$xHistory 606 $aSecrecy$zChina$xHistory 606 $aHiding places$zChina$xHistory 606 $aKnowledge, Theory of 607 $aChina$xIntellectual life$y221 B.C.-960 A.D 607 $aChina$xIntellectual life$y960-1644 607 $aChina$xIntellectual life$y1644-1912 615 0$aRhetoric$xHistory. 615 0$aSecrecy$xHistory. 615 0$aHiding places$xHistory. 615 0$aKnowledge, Theory of. 676 $a951 702 $aVarsano$b Paula M. 801 0$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157542003321 996 $aThe rhetoric of hiddenness in traditional Chinese culture$92895795 997 $aUNINA