The Culture of Language in Ming China: Sound, Script, and the Redefinition of Boundaries of Knowledge

Author/Contributor(s):	Vedal, Nathan
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	02/15/2022
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The scholarly culture of Ming dynasty China is often seen as prioritizing philosophy over concrete textual study. Nathan Vedal uncovers the preoccupation among Ming thinkers with specialized linguistic learning, a field typically associated with the intellectual revolution of the eighteenth century.