Empowered by Ancestors

Empowered by Ancestors PDF Author: Hiu Yu Cheung
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ISBN: 9789888268535
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960-1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. During these debates, Song-educated elites utilized various discourses to rectify temple rituals in their own ways. In this process, political interests were less emphasized and even detached from ritual discussions. Meanwhile, Song scholars of particular schools developed various ritual theories that were used to reshape society in later periods. Hence.