Death rituals and politics in Northern Song China
The adaptation of ancestral ritual to serve the royal imaginary -- How does heaven come to speak?: the contesting discourse and the revival of Confucian death rituals -- Ordering society through Confucian rituals -- Offering for saving of the souls -- Social imaginaries and politics in the narrative...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | Death Rituals and Politics in Northern Song China, Mihwa Choi, Oxford University Press, 2017 (ISBN 978-0-19-045976-5), xii + 236 pp., hb £64 (2018) (Whyte, Bob)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
History 960-1127
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| Further subjects: | B
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Confucian
B Funeral rites and ceremonies, Confucian History To 1500 China B Confucianism and state History To 1500 China B Confucianism and state (China) History To 1500 B Confucianism and state B Funeral rites and ceremonies, Confucian (China) History To 1500 |
| Summary: | The adaptation of ancestral ritual to serve the royal imaginary -- How does heaven come to speak?: the contesting discourse and the revival of Confucian death rituals -- Ordering society through Confucian rituals -- Offering for saving of the souls -- Social imaginaries and politics in the narratives on the world-beyond and the supernatural -- Burial: a contested site for social imaginaries |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 019045976X |