Ritual civilization and mythological coding : cultural interpretation of Li Ji / Qicui Tang.
This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of "books," "rites" and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and "materialized" symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of "books"...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore : Shanghai :
Springer ; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Understanding China (Springer (Firm)).
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of "books," "rites" and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and "materialized" symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of "books" and "rites" to explore the sources and symbols of the capping ceremony (rites of passage), decode the prototypes of Miao and Ming Tang, and restore the discourse patterns of "people of five directions." The book subsequently investigates the formation and function of the Yue Ling calendar and disaster ritual, so as to reveal the human cognitive encoding and metalanguage of ritual behavior involved. In the process, it demonstrates that Li Ji, its textual memories, archaeological remains and "traditional ceremony" narratives are all subject to the latent myth coding mechanism in China's cultural system, while the "compilation" and "materialized" remains are merely forms of ritual refactoring, interpretation and exhibition, used when authority seeks the aid of ritual civilization to strengthen its legitimacy and maintain the social order. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lvii, 346 pages) : illustrations (some colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9811543925 9789811543920 9811543933 9789811543937 |