Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China Explores how religious culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 28 March 2011
- Format: Hardback 248 pages
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- Categories: Social & Cultural Anthropology | Asian History | Religion: General | Other Non-Christian Religions
- ISBN 13: 9781107001718 ISBN 10: 1107001714
- Sales rank: 1,129,901
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Full description for 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 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.
