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Empowered by ancestors : controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960-1279) /

Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960-1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. During these debates, Song-educated elites utilized var...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheung, Hiu Yu (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, the University of Hong Kong, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960-1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. During these debates, Song-educated elites utilized various discourses to rectify temple rituals in their own ways. In this process, political interests were less emphasized and even detached from ritual discussions. Meanwhile, Song scholars of particular schools developed various ritual theories that were used to reshape society in later periods. Hence.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207) and index.
ISBN:9789888268535
9888268538