Deuchler, Martina, 1935- 1935-

Under the ancestors' eyes : kinship, status, and locality in premodern Korea / Martina Deuchler. - xviii, 609 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 378 . - 378 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-579) and index.

Part I. Foundations -- The indigenous descent groups of Silla and Koryo -- Crisis of identity: new dynastic venture -- The challenge of Neo-Confucianism -- Part II. Rebuilding the countryside -- Repossessing the countryside: the formation of localized elite -- Consolidation of localized elites in mid-dynasty: the social dimensions -- Consolidation of localized elites in mid-dynasty: the economic -- Part III. Confucian learning and practice -- The Sajok elites as Confucian learners -- Ritual practice and the early formation of localized lineages -- Communal stratification and local-level leadership -- Part IV. Divisions and bonding -- Center and periphery: divorce of interests -- The maturation of the lineage system: identity and locality -- Learning and politics: orthodoxy contested -- Part V. Survival in a changing world -- Transformation within stability: sustain -- The end of Sajok supremacy?

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Elite (Social sciences)--History.--Korea
Social structure--History.--Korea
Confucianism and state--History.--Korea
Kinship--History.--Korea
Neo-Confucianism--Korea.


Korea--Social conditions--1392-1910.
Korea--Civilization--Confucian influences.

HN730.5.Z9 / E425 2015

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