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
6 - The Ethic of Presence: Royal Ideology through Bronze Inscriptions
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
Chapter 6, “The Ethic of Presence” synthesizes the fine-grained analysis of the previous chapters with a broad-based, quantitative study of royal depictions and provides a general theory of the role of inscribed bronze vessels in the formation of the Zhou state. Drawing on theories of subject–object entanglement, the chapter captures how the ancestral cult and its accoutrements facilitated both the dissemination and the appropriation of royal ideology, helping balance interests within a shared Zhou interaction sphere.
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- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China , pp. 197 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022