Confucianism and Family Rituals in Imperial China: A Social History of Writing about Rites

Hardback

Main Details

Title Confucianism and Family Rituals in Imperial China: A Social History of Writing about Rites
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:286
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691635354
ClassificationsDewey:306.0951
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

To explore the historical connections between Confucianism and Chinese society, this book examines the social and cultural processes through which Confucian texts on family rituals were written, circulated, interpreted, and used as guides to action. Weddings, funerals, and ancestral rites were central features of Chinese culture; they gave drama to