Ritual Civilization and Mythological Coding Cultural Interpretation of Li Ji 1st Edition by Qicui Tang ISBN 9811543925 978-9811543920

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ISBN 10: 9811543925

ISBN 13: 978-9811543920

Author: Qicui Tang

 This book places Li Ji (the Book of Rites) back in the overall context of “books,” “rites” and its research history, drawing on the interrelations between myth, ritual and “materialized” symbols to do so. Further, it employs the double perspectives of “books” and “rites” to explore the sources and symbols of the capping ceremony (rites of passage), decode the prototypes of Miao and Ming Tang, and restore the discourse patterns of “people of five directions.” The book subsequently investigates the formation and function of the Yue Ling calendar and disaster ritual, so as to reveal the human cognitive encoding and metalanguage of ritual behavior involved. In the process, it demonstrates that Li Ji, its textual memories, archaeological remains and “traditional ceremony” narratives are all subject to the latent myth coding mechanism in China’s cultural system, while the “compilation” and “materialized” remains are merely forms of ritual refactoring, interpretation and exhibition, used whenauthority seeks the aid of ritual civilization to strengthen its legitimacy and maintain the social order.

Table of contents: 

1. “Rebirth” Mythology: The Source of the Symbolic Significance of the Capping Ritual

2. Holy Space: The Symbolism of “Miao (廟)”

3. Between the Sacred and the Profane: On the Spatial Narrative of Places in the Hall of Distinction

4. Universal Understanding: Research on the Narrative of the “People from the Five Directions” in Li Ji

5. Endless Cycle: Perspective on Mythological Time and Space in Yueling

6. Ritual Healing: Records of Disasters and Ritual Function in Li Ji

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