Qicui Tang

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Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding: Cultural Interpretation of Li Ji (2020)Hardcover - 2020, 19 July 2020

Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding: Cultural Interpretation of Li Ji (2020)
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Part of Series
Understanding China
Print Length
346 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
19 Jul 2020
ISBN-10
9811543925
ISBN-13
9789811543920

Description

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.

Product Details

Author:
Qicui Tang
Book Edition:
2020
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
19 July 2020
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.39 cm
Genre:
Asian - Chinese
ISBN-10:
9811543925
ISBN-13:
9789811543920
Language:
English
Location:
Singapore
Pages:
346
Publisher:
Weight:
743.89 gm

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