A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period

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A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period
AuthorKang Youwei
CountryQing dynasty
LanguageTraditional Chinese

A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period[1] or A Treatise on Forged Classics[2] (simplified Chinese: 新学伪经考; traditional Chinese: 新學偽經考), also translated as An Inquiry into the Classics Forged During the Xin Period,[3] Forged Classics of the Wang Mang Period,[4] is a work written by Kang Youwei that discusses the authenticity of the classics of the Old Text School (古文经学). Written under the name of respecting Confucius,[5] it was published in Guangzhou in August 1891. [6] In the book, he presents a comprehensive critique of the Old Text School[7] and firmly denies the authenticity of the "Old Text".[8]

In his A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period, Kang claimed that the old text versions of the classics were all forged by Liu Xin in order to legitimize the Xin dynasty established by Wang Mang's usurpation of power.[9]

A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period rocked the scholarly world upon its publication, and the Qing government ordered the destruction of the edition several times.[10]

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  2. ^ Antonio S. Cua (5 November 2013). Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy. Routledge. pp. 941–. ISBN 978-1-135-36748-0.
  3. ^ Peter Zarrow (7 June 2006). China in War and Revolution, 1895-1949. Routledge. pp. 369–. ISBN 978-1-134-21977-3.
  4. ^ Zhaoguang Ge (1 June 2018). An Intellectual History of China, Volume Two. Brill Publishers. pp. 347–. ISBN 978-90-04-28134-9.
  5. ^ "The cradle of the China's modern revolution". Duowei News. 2015-05-25.
  6. ^ "The ill-fated "A Study of the Forged Classics of the Xin Period"". Guangming Daily. 2000-06-15. Archived from the original on 2004-08-19.
  7. ^ Xinzhong Yao (11 May 2015). The Encyclopedia of Confucianism: 2-volume set. Routledge. pp. 693–. ISBN 978-1-317-79349-6.
  8. ^ Christiane Reinhold (24 October 2018). Studying the Enemy: Japan Hands in Republican China and Their Quest for National Identity, 1925-1945. Routledge. pp. 148–. ISBN 978-1-317-79501-8.
  9. ^ Michael Dillon (13 September 2013). China: A Cultural and Historical Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 169–. ISBN 978-1-136-79141-3.
  10. ^ Ma Honglin (1986). Kang Youwei. Shanghai People's Press.
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