Forming the early Chinese court : rituals, spaces, roles /

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Forming the Early Chinese Court builds on new directions in comparative studies of royal courts in the ancient world to present a pioneering study of early Chinese court culture. Rejecting divides between literary, political, and administrative texts, Luke Habberstad examines sources from the Qin, W...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Habberstad, Luke (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018]
Subjects:
To 1500
Courts and courtiers > China > History > To 1500.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Courts and courtiers.
Han Dynasty (China)
Manners and customs.
Qin Dynasty (China)
China > Social life and customs > 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
China > History > Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Chine > Mœurs et coutumes > 221 av. J.-C.-960.
Chine > Histoire > 221-207 av. J.-C. (Dynastie des Qin)
Chine > Histoire > 202 av. J.-C.-220 (Dynastie des Han)
China.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Forming the Early Chinese Court; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Chronology of Dynasties and Han Reign Periods; INTRODUCTION: Forming the Early Chinese Court; PART 1 RITUALS; 1. Sumptuary Regulations and the Rhetoric of Equivalency; 2. Who Gets to Praise the Emperor?; PART 2 SPACES; 3. Parks, Palaces, and Prestige; PART 3 ROLES; 4. Politics, Rank, and Duty in Institutional Change; 5. The Literary Invention of Bureaucracy; CONCLUSION; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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