Book contents
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Politics of Shang Ritual under the Zhou
- 2 The Ritual Figuration of the Zhou Kings
- 3 Ritual Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings
- 4 Ritual Assemblies and the Geopolitics of Zhou Expansion
- 5 Reading the “Ritual Reform”
- 6 The Ethic of Presence: Royal Ideology through Bronze Inscriptions
- Conclusion Zhou Ritual and Early Chinese History
- Appendix (Tables)
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Inscription Index
Conclusion - Zhou Ritual and Early Chinese History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2022
Book contents
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Politics of Shang Ritual under the Zhou
- 2 The Ritual Figuration of the Zhou Kings
- 3 Ritual Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings
- 4 Ritual Assemblies and the Geopolitics of Zhou Expansion
- 5 Reading the “Ritual Reform”
- 6 The Ethic of Presence: Royal Ideology through Bronze Inscriptions
- Conclusion Zhou Ritual and Early Chinese History
- Appendix (Tables)
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Inscription Index
Summary
The Conclusion to the work summarizes the new perspectives on Zhou ritual that emerge from this analysis. Western Zhou royal ritual, it argues, offers a case study of how ritual continues to shape ideas of self and belonging long after its performance. The book thus stands as an argument for the indispensable role of material-cultural theory in ritual studies.
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- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China , pp. 248 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022