On several biographical data of Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn崔致遠 (855-908+): with a focus on his family background and important years
Biographical data can be comprised of more than numbers and facts, and this is especially true in cases of people accorded with historic importance, such as Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn, who is celebrated as a giant of letters and Confucian paragon in Korean history. This article construes various primary sources...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2018
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 307-317 |
Further subjects: | B
Sillan students in the Tang
B Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn B East Asian literary history B biographic data B symbolic numbers |
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Summary: | Biographical data can be comprised of more than numbers and facts, and this is especially true in cases of people accorded with historic importance, such as Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn, who is celebrated as a giant of letters and Confucian paragon in Korean history. This article construes various primary sources about his family background and the dates which mark critical moments in Ch’oe’s career and constitute reference points to establish his timeline. It shows that key data about his life are quoted and accepted in his aureole, in favor of more brilliant achievements. This investigation also endeavors to recover the historicity of Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn’s life from the mists of time. |
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ISSN: | 2372-9996 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Chinese Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23729988.2018.1554385 |