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Libros antiguos y modernos

Sterckx Roel

Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China

Cambridge University Press, 2015.,

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Autor
Sterckx Roel
Editores
Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Materia
CINA China Chine
Descripción
S
Sobrecubierta
No
Conservación
Muy bueno
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Copia autógrafa
No
Primera edición
No

Descripción

8vo br. ed. 284pp. 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, offers 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.
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