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Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought: A Dramaturgical Perspective

Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought: A Dramaturgical Perspective - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas RadicePublish date:2024-11-14Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350358966ISBN-10:1350358967UPC:9781350358966Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Confucianism, Religion, Politics & State, AncientSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCTG12DTCG
Examining early Chinese ritual discourse during the Warring States and early Western Han Periods, this book reveals how performance became a fundamental feature of ritual and politics in early China. Through a dramaturgical lens, Thomas Radice explores the extent to which performer/spectator relationships influenced all aspects of early Chinese religious, ethical, and political discourse.

Arguing that the Confucians conceived ritual as primarily a dramaturgical matter, this book demonstrates not only that theatricality was necessary for expression and deception in a community of spectators, but also how a theatrical 'presence' ultimately became essential to all forms of public life in early China. Thomas Radice illuminates previously unexplored connections between early Chinese texts, aesthetics, and traditions.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350358966ISBN-10:1350358967UPC:9781350358966Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Confucianism, Religion, Politics & State, AncientSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCTG12DTCG
Thomas Radice is Professor of Chinese History at Southern Connecticut State University, USA.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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