Spirits and the Soul in Confucian Ritual Discourse
As early as the Tang 唐 (618-907), Confucian scholars drew from classical sources to articulate a conception of spirits and the soul that provided a canonical foundation for imperial sacrifices performed by members of the court and bureaucracy to the end of the Qing 清 (1644-1911). Contrary to modern...
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Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-212 |
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Kong Yingda (574-648)
B terrestrial B ancestral gods and spirits B hun (anima) and po (corporeal soul) B imperial cults B canonical Confucius B celestial B Zhu Xi (1130-1200) B ritual feasting / sacrifice |
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