Title State sacrifices and music in Ming China : orthodoxy, creativity, and expressiveness / Joseph S.C. Lam.

Publication Info.	Albany : State University of New York Press, [1998]
	©1998

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Talbott: Circulating Collection	ML3746.2.L25 S8	Available	---

Description	xvi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	SUNY series in Chinese local studies
	SUNY series in Chinese local studies.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Contents	Ch. 1. Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis -- Ch. 2. State Sacrifices in the Ming Court -- Ch. 3. Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music -- Ch. 4. Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonials -- Ch. 5. Ming Music Theory -- Ch. 6. State Sacrificial Music in the Ming Court -- Ch. 7. Ming State Sacrificial Songs -- Ch. 8. Orthodoxy, Creativity, Expressiveness, and Critical Audiences of Ming State Sacrifices and Music.
Subject	Music -- China -- History and criticism.
	Music.
	China.
	Rites and ceremonies -- China.
	Rites and ceremonies.
	Sacrifice -- China.
	Sacrifice.
	Music -- Religious aspects.
	Music -- Religious aspects.
	China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
ISBN	0791437051
	9780791437056
	079143706X paperback alkaline paper
	9780791437063 paperback alkaline paper