2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Study of Readership of Practical Books in Tang and Five Dynasties Era : Focused on Manuscripts Excavated from Chinese North-eastern area
Project/Area Number |
21720257
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Asian history
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Research Institution | Niigata University |
Principal Investigator |
IWAMOTO Atsushi 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 助教 (80324002)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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Keywords | 敦煌文献 / 敦煌秘笈 / 占術 / 医術 / 童蒙書 |
Research Abstract |
Many Several manuscripts written in Medieval China was excavated from Chinese North-Eastern area centering on Dunhuang and Turfan. Previous studies found the several purpose of contract and official documents, and mainly focused on comparing texts between excavated books and those handed down to nowadays. However usage and purpose of many excavated books in historical situation has not drawn much attention. This study analysed on Practice books excavated from Dunhuang from Tang to Five dynasties era, and evaluated the class of the transcribes and the readership chronologically.
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