124th Annual Meeting (January 7-10, 2010): The Mandate of Heaven at the Local Level in Imperial China

The Mandate of Heaven at the Local Level in Imperial China

AHA Session 21

Thursday, January 7, 2010: 3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Edward C (Hyatt)

Chair:

Richard P. Madsen, University of California, San Diego

Papers:

Magistrates and Miracles: The Supernatural Arsenal of Fine Officials in Early Medieval China
Keith N. Knapp, The Citadel

“The Honor of Officials Depends upon the People”: Shrines to Living Officials in Imperial China
Sarah Schneewind, University of California, San Diego

Balloting Minyi (People's Will): Populist Measures during the Late Ming Fiscal Reform
Siyen Fei, University of Pennsylvania

Divine Justice? Judicial Rituals and Official Legitimacy in Late Imperial China
Paul R. Katz, Institute of Modern History

Comment:

Richard P. Madsen, University of California, San Diego

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