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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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9781107001718
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Sterckx, Roel 1969- (Author)
Cambridge University Press 2011
Print Book
History 1050 BC-220