عنوان

Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China

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051173624X

(Number (ISBN

1139078224

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1139080512

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9780511736247

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9781139078221

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9781139080514

Erroneous ISBN

1107001714

Erroneous ISBN

9781107001718

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b519843

Title Proper

Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Roel Sterckx

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index

Text of Note

Customs and cuisine -- Cooking the world -- Sacrifice and sense -- The economics of sacrifice -- Sages, spirits, and senses

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"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 and offers some 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"--Provided by publisher

Title

Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China.

International Standard Book Number

9781107001718

Title

ACLS Humanities E-Book

Confucianism-- Rituals-- History-- To 1500

Food-- China-- Religious aspects-- History-- To 1500

Food habits-- China-- History-- To 1500

Philosophers-- China-- History-- To 1500

Rites and ceremonies-- China-- History-- To 1500

Sacrifice-- Confucianism-- History-- To 1500

Senses and sensation-- Religious aspects-- Confucianism-- History-- To 1500

China, History, Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D

China, Kings and rulers, History

China, Religious life and customs

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Book number

Sterckx, Roel,1969-

Date of Transaction

20151119031458.0

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pn

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[Book]

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