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100 1 _aSterckx, Roel,
_d1969-
245 1 0 _aFood, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China
_h[electronic resource] /
_cRoel Sterckx.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 235 p.) :
_bill.
520 _a"In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses, and the role of sensory experience in communicating with the spirit world. The book, which begins with a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han and offers some intriguing insights into the ritual preparation of food--some butchers and cooks were highly regarded and would rise to positions of influence as a result of their culinary skills--and the sacrificial ceremony itself. As a major contribution to the study of early China and to the development of philosophical thought, the book will be essential reading for students of the period, and for anyone interested in ritual and religion in the ancient world"--Provided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index.
505 0 _aCustoms and cuisine -- Cooking the world -- Sacrifice and sense -- The economics of sacrifice -- Sages, spirits, and senses.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aConfucianism
_xRituals
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aFood
_zChina
_xReligious aspects
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aFood habits
_zChina
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aRites and ceremonies
_zChina
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aSacrifice
_xConfucianism
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aSenses and sensation
_xReligious aspects
_xConfucianism
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aPhilosophers
_zChina
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
651 0 _aChina
_xKings and rulers
_xHistory.
651 0 _aChina
_xReligious life and customs.
651 0 _aChina
_xHistory
_yHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / General
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650 7 _aRELIGION / Eastern
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSterckx, Roel, 1969-
_tFood, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China.
_dNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
_z9781107001718
_w(DLC) 2010046885
_w(OCoLC)685120486
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