Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought

Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781350358973
ISBN-13 : 1350358975
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Book Synopsis Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought by : Thomas Radice

Download or read book Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought written by Thomas Radice and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining early Chinese ritual discourse during the Warring States and early Western Han Periods, this book reveals how performance became a fundamental feature of ritual and politics in early China. Through a dramaturgical lens, Thomas Radice explores the extent to which performer/spectator relationships influenced all aspects of early Chinese religious, ethical, and political discourse. Arguing that the Confucians conceived ritual as primarily a dramaturgical matter, this book demonstrates not only that theatricality was necessary for expression and deception in a community of spectators, but also how a theatrical 'presence' ultimately became essential to all forms of public life in early China. Thomas Radice illuminates previously unexplored connections between early Chinese texts, aesthetics, and traditions.


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