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Of Body and Brush: Grand Sacrifice as Text / Performance in Eighteenth-Century China
Angela Zito
The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati.
332 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 28, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226987286 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 332 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 595 g |
| Language | English |