{"product_id":"state-and-court-ritual-in-china-hardback-9780521621571","title":"State and Court Ritual in China (Hardback) 9780521621571","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eState and Court Ritual in China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA broad-ranging examination of Chinese state and court ritual from 1000 BC to AD 1750.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph P. McDermott (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521621571, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages, 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 3.3 cm, 0.869 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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. By tracing the political and social development of particular rituals, such as imperial funerals and popular religious practices or Buddhist ordination ceremonies and court audiences, the authors set out to convey their historical significance. Further discussion of the role of ritual in relation to language, and elite and popular concepts of emperorhood is included in the volume. The book will be of interest to students of Chinese history, anthropology and religion, as well as those seeking to understand the legacy of that history in modern China.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Joseph P. McDermott\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ancient Chinese ritual as seen in the material record Jessica Rawson\u003cbr\u003e 3. The feng and shan sacrifices of Emperor Wu of the Han Mark Edward Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 4. The imperial way of death in Han China Michael Loewe\u003cbr\u003e 5. The emperor as bodhisattva: the bodhisattva ordination and ritual assemblies of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty Andreas Janousch\u003cbr\u003e 6. The death rites of Tan Daizong David L. McMullen\u003cbr\u003e 7. The ceremony of gratitude Oliver Moore\u003cbr\u003e 8. The imperial household cults Robert L. Chard\u003cbr\u003e 9. The emperor in the village: representing the state in south China David Faure\u003cbr\u003e 10. Emperor, elites, and commoners: the community pact ritual of the Late Ming Joseph P. McDermott\u003cbr\u003e 11. Manchu Shamanic ceremonies at the Qing court Nicola Di Cosmo\u003cbr\u003e 12. On theatre and theory: reflections on ritual in imperial Chinese politics James Laidlaw.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129269506328,"sku":"9780521621571","price":131.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521621571i.jpg?v=1691666507","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/state-and-court-ritual-in-china-hardback-9780521621571","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}