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Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding - Cultural Interpretation of Li Ji (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding - Cultural Interpretation of Li Ji (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Understanding China
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This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall
context of "books," "rites" and its research history, drawing on
the interrelations between myth, ritual and "materialized" symbols
to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of "books"
and "rites" to explore the sources and symbols of the capping
ceremony (rites of passage), decode the prototypes of Miao and Ming
Tang, and restore the discourse patterns of "people of five
directions." The book subsequently investigates the formation and
function of the Yue Ling calendar and disaster ritual, so as to
reveal the human cognitive encoding and metalanguage of ritual
behavior involved. In the process, it demonstrates that Li Ji, its
textual memories, archaeological remains and "traditional ceremony"
narratives are all subject to the latent myth coding mechanism in
China's cultural system, while the "compilation" and "materialized"
remains are merely forms of ritual refactoring, interpretation and
exhibition, used when authority seeks the aid of ritual
civilization to strengthen its legitimacy and maintain the social
order.
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