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008 101103s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010046885
020 $a9781107001718 (hardback)
020 $a1107001714 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn685120486
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050 00 $aBL1859.F66$bS74 2011
082 00 $a299.5/1138$222
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100 1 $aSterckx, Roel,$d1969-
245 10 $aFood, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China /$cRoel Sterckx.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $aix, 235 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
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 and index.
505 0 $aCustoms and cuisine -- Cooking the world -- Sacrifice and sense -- The economics of sacrifice -- Sages, spirits, and senses.
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.
651 0 $aChina$xReligious life and customs.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$yHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.