Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China [electronic resource] / Roel Sterckx.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sterckx, Roel, 1969-
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Confucianism > Rituals > History > To 1500.
Food > China > Religious aspects > History > To 1500.
Food habits > 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.
Philosophers > China > History > To 1500.
China > Kings and rulers.
China > Religious life and customs.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Online Access:
ACLS Humanities Ebooks: 2011 (Handle.Net Permalink)
EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook

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ACLS Humanities Ebooks: 2011 (Handle.Net Permalink)
EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)