Rituals of recruitment in Tang China : reading an annual programme in the Collected statements by Wang Dingbao (870-940) /

Rituals of recruitment in Tang China : reading an annual programme in the Collected statements by Wang Dingbao (870-940) /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Moore, Oliver J.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Description:	vi, 407 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Sinica Leidensia ; v. 65
Subject:	Civil service -- China -- Examinations -- History. Civil service -- Examinations. Employees -- Recruiting. Tang Dynasty (China) China -- Officials and employees -- Recruiting -- History. China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907. China. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5514852

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other uniform titles:	Wang, Dingbao, 870-approximately 954. Tang zhi yan. English. Selections.
ISBN:	9004139370
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-379) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Note to the reader
1.. The annual programme of examination recruitment
The origins and development of the examination system
Degree titles
Syllabi in the annual examinations
The birth of an examination society
Ritual performances
2.. Wang Dingbao and the compilation of Collected Statements
The life of the compiler
The compilation of the text
Documentary sources in Collected Statements
Conclusion
3.. Selections in the prefectures
The rising status of Tang tribute scholars
Early and late Tang engagements with prefectural examinations
The status of "degree-worthy"
Reforms of prefectural selections at the capital
Conclusion
4.. Ceremonies of induction
Recruitment as enactments of state ritual
The community wine-drinking ceremony
The court assembly
The visit to the former teachers
Conclusion
5.. Experiences of the examination ground
Visits to examination patrons
Examination sessions
Lyrical views of the examination ground
Announcing the results
Conclusion
6.. Ceremonies of gratitude
Hopeful gatherings
The ceremony of gratitude
The ceremony of gratitude and factionalism
The procession through the Hall
Conclusion
7.. Celebrations of success
The formation of a jinshi association and its agenda
The development of the Qujiang resort
The organization of Qujiang banquets
Examinations and the Chang'an seasonal calendar
Examination celebrations as records of Chang'an social life
Conclusion
8.. Conclusion
Appendix. Contents and Sources of the Collected Statements
Cited works
Chinese character list
Index