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Medieval Chinese Perception of India: Two Medieval Chinese Accounts of Foreign People and Places, and their Representation of India - Couverture souple

Hasija, Namrata

 
9783659413414: Medieval Chinese Perception of India: Two Medieval Chinese Accounts of Foreign People and Places, and their Representation of India
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659413410 ISBN 13 : 9783659413414
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The book elucidates the Chinese perception of India through two texts from the Song and Ming periods. It aims to understand how the change in Sino-Indian relations is reflected in Chinese perceptions and representations of India in the medieval period. The two texts are the Zhufanzhi or ‘Description of Barbarous Peoples' compiled by the Song official Zhau Rugua in 1225 C.E, and the Yingyai shenglan jiao or ‘The Overall Survey of the Ocean’s Shores’ compiled from 1425-32 C.E. by Ma Huan who participated in the great naval expeditions led by Zheng He in the Ming period. The book highlights that the image of India carried in Chinese literature from the 13th to 15th centuries began to change from that of the land of Buddhism to a place of commercial significance for the Chinese. In a spatial sense, it is the coastal regions of India with their small principalities that are of greater interest to the Chinese than the northern or central regions with their powerful states that were better known in earlier times, reflecting the increased importance of Chinese sea power and the maritime trade routes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book elucidates the Chinese perception of India through two texts from the Song and Ming periods. It aims to understand how the change in Sino-Indian relations is reflected in Chinese perceptions and representations of India in the medieval period. The two texts are the Zhufanzhi or ‘Description of Barbarous Peoples' compiled by the Song official Zhau Rugua in 1225 C.E, and the Yingyai shenglan jiao or ‘The Overall Survey of the Ocean’s Shores’ compiled from 1425-32 C.E. by Ma Huan who participated in the great naval expeditions led by Zheng He in the Ming period. The book highlights that the image of India carried in Chinese literature from the 13th to 15th centuries began to change from that of the land of Buddhism to a place of commercial significance for the Chinese. In a spatial sense, it is the coastal regions of India with their small principalities that are of greater interest to the Chinese than the northern or central regions with their powerful states that were better known in earlier times, reflecting the increased importance of Chinese sea power and the maritime trade routes.

Biographie de l'auteur

Namrata Hasija is a Research Officer in the Chinese Studies Programme at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. She has completed M. Phil from the East Asian Studies Department, University of Delhi. She also has a Master’s degree in History,Department of History, Delhi University and has specialized in Ancient Indian History and Archaeology.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659413410
ISBN 13 
9783659413414
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Nombre de pages
108
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