Format:
XIV, 365 S
,
Ill
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780791470732
,
0791470733
,
9780791470749
Series Statement:
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Content:
Introduction: The practice of the text -- Ritual manuals : exegetical hermeneutics and the re-embodiment of antiquity -- Wedding correspondence and nuptial songs : writing as cultural capital and text as ritual object -- Calendars, almanacs, miracle tales, and medical texts : cosmic cycles and the liminal affairs of man -- Legal codes, verdicts, and contracts : universal order and local practice -- Conclusion: Texts and tombs, ritual and history
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-355) and index
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Introduction: The practice of the textRitual manuals : exegetical hermeneutics and the re-embodiment of antiquity -- Wedding correspondence and nuptial songs : writing as cultural capital and text as ritual object -- Calendars, almanacs, miracle tales, and medical texts : cosmic cycles and the liminal affairs of man -- Legal codes, verdicts, and contracts : universal order and local practice -- Conclusion: Texts and tombs, ritual and history.
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Introduction: The practice of the text -- Ritual manuals : exegetical hermeneutics and the re-embodiment of antiquity -- Wedding correspondence and nuptial songs : writing as cultural capital and text as ritual object -- Calendars, almanacs, miracle tales, and medical texts : cosmic cycles and the liminal affairs of man -- Legal codes, verdicts, and contracts : universal order and local practice -- Conclusion: Texts and tombs, ritual and history
Language:
English
Keywords:
China
;
Hochzeitsritus
;
Geschichte 800-1368
;
Chinesisch
;
Literatur
;
Hochzeit
;
Geschichte 800-1368
;
Hochschulschrift
