Song Research Tools
Introduction

CONTENTS

I. GUIDES TO THE STATE OF THE FIELD
I.A. SOCIETIES, NEWSLETTERS, AND JOURNALS
I.B. RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENTS OF THE FIELD
I.B.1. Scholarship in the People's Republic of China
I.B.2. Scholarship in the Republic of China and Hong Kong
I.B.3. Scholarship in Japan and Korea
I.B.4. Scholarship in the West
I.B.5. Scholarship in Particular Fields
I.B.5.a. Intellectual and Religious History
I.B.5.b. Literature and Art
I.B.5.c. Social and Economic History
I.B.5.d. Political History and International Relations
I.C. INTRODUCTIONS TO THE STUDY OF SUNG HISTORY

II. BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND ABSTRACTS OF RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
II.A. IN WESTERN LANGUAGES
II.B. IN CHINESE
II.C. IN JAPANESE AND KOREAN
II.D. SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
II.D.1. General
II.D.2. Historiography
II.D.3. Government
II.D.4. Biographical information
II.D.5. Geography
II.D.6. Social and economic history
II.D.7. Philosophy and religion
II.D.8. Literature
II.D.9. Arts

III. BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND ABSTRACTS OF SUNG-PERIOD SOURCES
III.A. MODERN COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
III.B. MODERN SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND SERIES
III.B.1. Literati Writing
III.B.1.a. Literary Collections
III.B.1.b. Poetry
III.B.1.c. Notes on Poetry
III.B.1.d. Drama
III.B.1.e. Historical Writings
III.B.1.f. Commentaries on the Classics
III.B.2. Painting, Calligraphy, and Ceramics
III.B.3. Taoist Writings
III.B.4. Buddhist Writings
III.C. SUNG-PERIOD BIBLIOGRAPHIES
III.D. SUNG EDITIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS

IV. HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND MODERN CHRONOLOGIES
IV.A. HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
IV.A.1. Sung History
IV.A.2. General Encyclopedias of Chinese History
IV.A.3. Topical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries: All Periods of Chinese History
IV.A.3.a. Series
IV.A.3.b. Encyclopedias of Literature
IV.A.3.c. Other Encyclopedias
IV.B. CHRONOLOGIES
IV.B.1. Political Chronologies
IV.B.2. Reign Dates
IV.B.3. Other Chronologies

V. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES AND INDEXES TO BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
V.A. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES
V.B. INDEXES TO COMPREHENSIVE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
V.C. DATES OF SUNG FIGURES
V.D. PERSONAL-NAME INDEXES
V.D.1. PERSONAL-NAME INDEXES TO HISTORICAL WORKS
V.D.2. PERSONAL-NAME INDEXES TO OTHER WORKS
V.E. BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES

VI. INDEXES AND CONCORDANCES TO SUNG TEXTS
VI.A. THE SUNG SHIH
VI.B. OTHER HISTORICAL WORKS
VI.C. LITERARY WRITINGS AND MISCELLANIES
VI.D. NEO-CONFUCIAN AND BUDDHIST TEXTS
VI.E. INDEXES TO SUNG TEXTS WHOSE CONTENTS ARE MAINLY PRE-SUNG
VI.F. COMPREHENSIVE INDEXES AND ELECTRONIC DATABASES

VII. ATLASES, MAPS AND PLACE-NAME INDEXES
VII.A. ATLASES AND MAPS
VII.A.1. Historical Atlases and GIS Tools
VII.A.2. Various Maps
VII.B. GUIDES TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
VII.C. INDEXES TO SUNG-PERIOD GEOGRAPHIES
VII.D. PLACE-NAME INDEXES TO OTHER WORKS
VII.E. MODERN GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES AND SERIES

VIII. RESOURCES ON THE GOVERNMENT
VIII.A. THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
VIII.B. BUREAUCRATIC RANKS
VIII.C. INCUMBENTS IN CERTAIN OFFICES
VIII.D. OFFICES AND OFFICIAL TITLES

IX. DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES
IX.A. MODERN DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES
IX.A.1. General Language
IX.A.2. Institutional Terms and Usage
IX.A.3. Documentary Terms and Usage
IX.A.4. Literature
IX.A.5. Religious and Intellectual Life
IX.B. SUNG-PERIOD DICTIONARIES AND ANNOTATED GLOSSARIES
IX.B.1. Indexed Dictionaries
IX.B.2. Glossaries, Encyclopedias and Manuals

X. SUNG WORKS WITH DETAILED TABLES OF CONTENTS

APPENDIX

List of Library of Congress Subject Headings Related to the Song Dynasty