Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China

In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant cul...

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Subtitles:Food, Sacrifice, & Sagehood in Early China
Main Author: Sterckx, Roel (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011.
In:Year: 2011
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religion / Sacrifice (Religion) / History 1050 BC-220
Further subjects:B China Kings and rulers
B Sacrifice (China) History To 1500
B China ; Religious life and customs
B Senses and sensation China History, To 1500
B China Religious life and customs
B Food (China) Religious aspects History To 1500
B Philosophers ; China ; History ; To 1500
B Food ; China ; Religious aspects ; History ; To 1500
B Food China Religious aspects History, To 1500
B Sacrifice ; China ; History ; To 1500
B Philosophers China History, To 1500
B Rites and ceremonies (China) History To 1500
B Senses and sensation (China) History To 1500
B China History, Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
B Confucianism ; Rituals ; History ; To 1500
B Food Habits China History, To 1500
B China ; Kings and rulers
B Sacrifice China History, To 1500
B Rites and ceremonies China History, To 1500
B Confucianism Rituals History To 1500
B Food Habits (China) History To 1500
B China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D
B Rites and ceremonies ; China ; History ; To 1500
B Food habits ; China ; History ; To 1500
B Philosophers (China) History To 1500
B Confucianism Rituals History, To 1500
B Senses and sensation ; China ; History ; To 1500
B China ; History ; Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D
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Erscheint auch als: 9781107001718
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Summary:In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses, and the role of sensory experience in communicating with the spirit world. The book, which begins with a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han, offers intriguing insights into the ritual preparation of food - some butchers and cooks were highly regarded and would rise to positions of influence as a result of their culinary skills - and the sacrificial ceremony itself. As a major contribution to the study of early China and to the development of philosophical thought, the book will be essential reading for students of the period, and for anyone interested in ritual and religion in the ancient world.
Customs and cuisine -- Cooking the world -- Sacrifice and sense -- The economics of sacrifice -- Sages, spirits, and senses
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:051173624X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511736247