A Brief Discussion on the Nature and Production of Epitaphs from the Northern Dynasties
The epitaphs of the Northern Dynasties are key historical materials that have made significant progress in the study of Chinese medieval history in recent years.On the basis of fully absorbing the new trends in the study of medieval inscriptions in recent years,this article conducts a comprehensive reflection and exploration around the fundamental question of"why epitaphs need to be made."The construction of tombs during the Northern Dynasties period was based on the contemporaries'view of the underworld,but the epitaphs placed in them lacked religious connotations and mainly reflected the wishes of the deceased,hoping that the merits of the epitaphs could be preserved forever in the underworld.The epitaph is composed of rows and can be regarded as a document with"public"significance that was brought into the underworld by the deceased.It is not necessary to focus solely on the epitaph,but to examine the epitaph as a whole within the tomb.
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