Barrett, T.H. (2016) 'A Wooden Manuscript from Late Qing Yunnan（救世鴻文）: Beyond the Print–Manuscript Distinction.' Studies in Chinese Religions, 2 (3). pp. 221-236.
Abstract
This paper explores the role of wood, a crucial material in East Asian print and manuscript culture, in East Asian traditions of knowledge in two parts. The first provides an overarching historical survey of wood in printing, contextualizing its use in conjunction with the West and the circumstances of its employment in the two main religious traditions of China – Daoism and Buddhism. The second introduces a late Qing woodblock from Yunnan of A Mighty Text to Save the World (Jiushi hongwen 救世鴻文), offering a voice from the Panthay Rebellion of 1856–1873 that would have otherwise been unpreserved. In light of this preservation, the paper ends with a consideration of surviving woodblocks as a source of lost narratives and how libraries may need to adapt to house these important materials.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | Wood, woodblock printing, A Mighty Text to Save the World (Jiushi hongwen 救世鴻文) |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies > Department of Religions & Philosophies |
| ISSN: | 23729988 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1080/23729988.2016.1244993 |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2025 08:59 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/43663 |
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