Creating Confucian Authority : : The Field of Ritual Learning in Early China to 9 CE.

"Ritual Learning was the engine that drove the cultural dominance of Confucianism. In early China, Confucian officials derive political influence from the sub-discipline of ritual. Imperial regimes establish legitimacy through their state religion, headed by cults to ancestors and to deities of...

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Superior document:Sinica Leidensia
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2021.
©2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Sinica Leidensia
Physical Description:1 online resource (231 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • The golden age of ritual : the world of the Zuo zhuan, and the analects (Lun yu) on Confucius
  • The ritual culture of the Ru : ritual learning in the Warring States and early Han
  • The "victory" of ritual learning : Western Han
  • Conclusion and final arguments.