The Book of Poetry as the World’s First Research Report
The collection of folk songs and odes for the Book of Poetry (Shih-ching/ Shijing) was in nature a social research project in ancient China. This paper studies the Book of Poetry as a research report, probing into the background of the assignment of poetry functionaries as researchers, relevant...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editorial Department of Contemporary Social Sciences
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Contemporary Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://css.researchcommons.org/journal/vol2022/iss1/8 |
| Summary: | The collection of folk songs and odes for the Book of Poetry (Shih-ching/
Shijing) was in nature a social research project in ancient China. This
paper studies the Book of Poetry as a research report, probing into the
background of the assignment of poetry functionaries as researchers,
relevant geographic information and time span, relevant social production
and life, the logic of the research, and the social value of the research. As a
social research report, the Book of Poetry is of documentary significance
to various academic fields. |
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| ISSN: | 2096-0212 |