1990 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Studies on the Relation of Scholar-Officials and Commoners in China
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01301046
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | Tohoku Univ. |
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Principal Investigator |
TERADA Takanobu Tohoku Univ. Faculty of Letters. Prof., 文学部, 教授 (80004034)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FURUHATA Toru Kanazawa Univ. College of General Education. Assistant Prof., 教養部, 助教授 (80199439)
CHIKUSA Shinichi Tohoku Univ. Faculty of Letters. Assistant Prof., 文学部, 助教授 (30125611)
MOROTO Tatsuo Akita Univ. Faculty of Educations. Prof., 教育学部, 教授 (20006521)
YAMADA Katsuyoshi Tohoku Univ. College of General Education. Prof., 教養部, 教授 (20002553)
YASUDA Jiro Tohoku Univ. Faculty of Letters. Prof., 文学部, 教授 (90036666)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1989 – 1990
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| Keywords | Shi-ren(scholar-officials) / Shi-dai-fu / Commoners / Noble-man / Ke-ju / Education |
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| Research Abstract |
This general study, which is supported by an interest in understanding China in its real aspects, attempts to present a historical account of the relation of scholar-officials and ordinary commoners as well as their modes of existence, regarding this relation as one of the intrinsic features of Chinese society. Under the preconceived scheme the fundamental tasks to be carried out are (1) to clarify the actual state of scholar-officials and ordinary commoners in each period of Chinese history, and (2) to show what conditions brought about a sharp distinction between scholar-officials and ordinary commoners, based upon extensive collection and examination of the various types of data concerned. To make a brief summary of the results of two years of joint research, in regard to (1), while scholar-officials existed through the whole period of Chinese history, with their appellation varying from period to period, and did not lost their position as rulers or leaders, nevertheless investigation of individual cases shows that their position was by no means stable with a few exceptions. In regard to (2), it is, above all, the academic and cultural factors that led to a distinction between scholar-officials and ordinary commoners. On the other hand, as opposed to the above-mentioned results, it should be pointed out that matters of ordinary commoners have been less sufficiently dealt with for lack of data concerning this category of people. We hope to get some opportunity for inquiring further into the subject.
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