余欣

Yu Xin is an author about whom limited public information is available. Based on the three works held in this catalog, Yu's interests center on the manuscript age of medieval China, with attention to the interplay between scholarship, belief, and society. The works examine knowledge production and religious life through manuscripts, connect the study of ancient manuscripts with the development of modern Chinese academic history, and present the collective, multi-faceted explorations of a research group devoted to medieval China. Often classified under world history and history readings, these works emphasize close textual analysis and reflection on academic history, and may appeal to readers interested in medieval manuscripts, religious belief, and the history of scholarship.