Fire and Ice: Li Cunxu and the Founding of the Later Tang by Richard L. Davis (review)

widespread. I am sure the author would have profited from engaging in an academic discourse concerning these or similar questions. In summary, the present volume provides a very good overview for historians and sinologists who need a general survey on the development of muzhi ming, a survey that traces the different development steps and processes in a clear and well-written manner, with many translated passages and concrete introductions to specific tomb inscriptions of different periods. It also serves well as a reference tool. Hopefully, such questions may stimulate and encourage scholars to engage more actively in academic discourse also beyond their immediate vicinity.