| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Sinica Leidensia,
0169-9563 ;
volume 152
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The golden age of ritual : the world of the Zuo zhuan, and the analects (Lun yu) on Confucius -- The ritual culture of the Ru : ritual learning in the Warring States and early Han -- The "victory" of ritual learning : Western Han -- Conclusion and final arguments. |
| Summary |
"Ritual Learning was the engine that drove the cultural dominance of Confucianism. In early China, Confucian officials derive political influence from the sub-discipline of ritual. Imperial regimes establish legitimacy through their state religion, headed by cults to ancestors and to deities of Heaven and Earth. Ritual Learning allows Confucian-educated officials to assert control over these cults, and reshape dynastic legitimacy according to their own design, claimed to derive from the sage kings of antiquity. Confucianism is not just a philosophical and intellectual tradition. Through its ritual tradition, it has cultural and political power, like that of a religion, allowing it to perpetuate itself successfully over time, even in contemporary China"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Confucianism -- Rituals -- History -- To 1500.
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Rites and ceremonies -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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Confucianism and state -- China -- History -- To 1500.
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China -- Civilization -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
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Civilization |
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Confucianism and state |
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Confucianism -- Rituals |
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Rites and ceremonies |
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China |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chard, Robert Lawrence. Creating Confucian authority Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] 9789004461918 (DLC) 2021019196 |
| ISBN |
9004465316 |
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9789004465312 (electronic bk.) |
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9789004461918 (hardback) |
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