State and Court Ritual in China: 54 (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Series Number 54) - Hardcover
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A broad-ranging examination of Chinese state and court ritual from 1000 BC to AD 1750.
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"Students and scholars of Chinese history, history of religions, anthropologists and comparative ritual will benefit from this addition to the field." Religious Studies Review
"State Court Ritual in China marks a major contribution to the study of Chinese political ritual...Taken together, these learned essays highlight the centrality of ritual to the Chinese state." The Journal of Religion
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This broad-ranging examination of Chinese court and state ritual from 1000 BC to AD 1750 represents the first modern comprehensive account of the subject in any language. The essays demonstrate how and why ritual has played such a fundamental and often controversial role in the practice of Chinese politics.
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State and Court Ritual in China University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, Band 54
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State and court ritual in China / edited by Joseph P. McDermott
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 446 pp.; 24 cm. Contents; Ancient Chinese ritual as seen in the material record / Jessica Rawson -- The feng and shan sacrifices of Emperor Wu of the Han / Mark Edward Lewis -- The imperial way of death in Han China / Michael Loewe -- The emperor as bodhisattva : the bodhisattva ordination and ritual assemblies of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty / Andreas Janousch -- The death rites of Tang Daizong / David L. McMullen -- The ceremony of gratitude / Oliver Moore -- The imperial household cults / Robert L. Chard -- The emperor in the village : representing the state in South China / David Faure -- Emperor, élites, and commoners : the community pact ritual of the late Ming / Joseph P. McDermott -- Manchu shamanic ceremonies at the Qing court / Nicola Di Cosmo -- On theatre and theory : reflections on ritual in imperial Chinese politics / James Laidlaw. Subjects; Rites and ceremonies China ; Congresses. Manners and customs. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 388764
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Condition: New. A broad-ranging examination of Chinese state and court ritual from 1000 BC to AD 1750. Editor(s): McDermott, Joseph P. Series Editor(s): Faculty Of Oriental Studies. Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications. Num Pages: 460 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 838. . 1999. First Edition. hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780521621571
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