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Art, myth, and ritual : the path to political authority in ancient China / K.C. Chang.
Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1983.Description: x, 142 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0674048075 (alk. paper)
- 9780674048072 (alk. paper)
- 0674048083
- 9780674048089
- 931 19
- DS741.65 .C53 1983
Contents:
Summary: "It provides a fundamental perspective for viewing the nature and structure of ancient Chinese civilization as having a strong political orientation."-Introduction.
Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties.
"It provides a fundamental perspective for viewing the nature and structure of ancient Chinese civilization as having a strong political orientation."-Introduction.
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