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[Study on the inferred proofreading method in Su wen shi yi (Annotated plain questions)]
1Department of Inner Canon, Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi (Beijing, China : 1980)
|August 19, 2003
Summary
Zhang Qi
Area of Science:
- Historical Medical Texts
- Textual Criticism
- Chinese Medicine Scholarship
Background:
- Su wen (Plain Questions) is a foundational text in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Zhang Qi's Su wen shi yi (Annotated Plain Questions) is a significant 19th-century revision.
- Textual research was a prominent scholarly pursuit during the Daoguang era.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze Zhang Qi's unique inferred proofreading methods in Su wen shi yi.
- To evaluate the scholarly context and impact of these revision techniques.
- To assess the reference value and influence of Zhang Qi's work on Nei jing (Inner Canon) studies.
Main Methods:
- Examined over 570 revised text entries in Su wen shi yi.
- Investigated Zhang Qi's inferred proofreading strategies, including textual and doctrinal comparisons.
- Compared Zhang Qi's revisions against original Su wen texts and Wang Bing's commentaries.
Main Results:
- Approximately half of the revisions in Su wen shi yi utilized inferred proofreading.
- Zhang Qi employed methods based on original texts, medical doctrines, or a combination.
- The inferred proofreading approach demonstrates significant scholarly rigor and innovation.
Conclusions:
- Zhang Qi's inferred proofreading in Su wen shi yi is a distinctive contribution to textual criticism.
- This methodology holds substantial reference value for understanding and revising classical medical texts.
- The work influenced subsequent studies of the Nei jing (Inner Canon) both within China and internationally.
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