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Of Tripod and Palate - Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China (Hardcover, 2005 ed.) Loot Price: R2,869
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Of Tripod and Palate - Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): R. Sterckx

Of Tripod and Palate - Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

R. Sterckx

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Attitudes toward food and commensality constituted a central fiber in the social, religious, and political fabric of ancient Chinese society. The offering of sacrifices, the banqueting of guests, and the ritual preparation, prohibition or consumption of food and drink were central elements in each of China's three main religious traditions: the Classicist (Confucian) tradition, religious Daoism, and Buddhism. What links late Shang and Zhou bronze vessels to Buddhist dietary codes or Daoist recipes for immortality is a poignant testimony that culinary activity - fasting and feasting - governed not only human relationships but also fermented the communication between humans and the spirit world. In Of Tripod and Palate leading scholars examine the relationship between secular and religious food culture in ancient China from various perspectives.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2005
First published: 2005
Editors: R. Sterckx
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 2005 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-6337-6
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General
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LSN: 1-4039-6337-1
Barcode: 9781403963376

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