Edward L. Shaughnessy
Edward Louis Shaughnessy (born July 29, 1952 ) is an American sinologist and university professor. He is mainly concerned with the early history of China , especially the cultural and literary history of the Zhou dynasty .
Life
Shaughnessy graduated from the University of Notre Dame from 1970 to 1974 with a degree in theology . From 1974 to 1977 he studied the Chinese classics at the Tiande Academy in Taipei , then until 1978 Japanese in Kyoto . From 1978 to 1983 he studied Asian Languages at Stanford University , where he received a Masters in 1980 and a Ph.D. in 1983. attained. He wrote his dissertation on the structure of the Zhouyi .
He has taught at the Institute for East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago since 1984, and has held professorial positions since 1996. He also serves on the advisory boards of several other American and Asian universities and academic journals.
He is particularly interested in texts that are found on oracle bones , ritual bronzes and bamboo manuscripts found during excavations . In addition, he works on the earliest surviving works of classical Chinese literature , especially Zhouyi, Shijing and Shangshu .
Works
- Edward L. Shaughnessy and Michael Loewe (Eds.): The Cambridge History of Ancient China . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999, ISBN 0-521-47030-7 .
- Edward L. Shaughnessy (Ed.): China: Empire and Civilization . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, ISBN 0-19-518287-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Edward L. Shaughnessy: Curriculum Vitae. (PDF) University of Chicago, May 10, 2015, accessed April 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Edward L. Shaughnessy, Ph.D. Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, accessed April 10, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Shaughnessy, Edward L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shaughnessy, Edward Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sinologist and China historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1952 |