Art, myth, and ritual : the path to political authority in ancient China / K.C. Chang.

Main entry:

Chang, Kwang-chih.

Title & Author:

Art, myth, and ritual : the path to political authority in ancient China / K.C. Chang.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1983.

Description:

x, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties.

Summary:

"It provides a fundamental perspective for viewing the nature and structure of ancient Chinese civilization as having a strong political orientation."--Introduction.

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ISBN:

0674048075 (alk. paper)
9780674048072 (alk. paper)
0674048083
9780674048089
0674657802
0674694875

Subject:

Political science China History.
Civilization
Political science
China Civilization To 221 B.C.
Chine Civilisation Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C.
China
Imperial China.
Ancient China.
Ancient Chinese civilization

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 182379
Call No.: ID:85-B2272
Status: Available

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