Creating Confucian Authority: The Field of Ritual Learning in Early China to 9 CE

by Robert L. Chard

Ritual Learning is a key driver in the cultural dominance of Confucianism. In early China, Confucian officials derive political influence from the sub-discipline of ritual. Imperial regimes establish legitimacy through their state religion, headed by sacrifices to ancestors and to deities of Heaven and Earth. Ritual Learning allows Confucian-educated officials to assert control over these cults, and reshape dynastic legitimacy according to their own...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004461914
• ISBN13: 9789004461918
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"