State sacrifices and music in Ming China orthodoxy, creativity, and expressiveness

Inhalt: List of Figures -- Preface -- Chinese Dynasties and Ming Emperors -- Chapter 1. Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis -- Chapter 2. State Sacrifices in the Ming Court -- Chapter 3. Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music -- Chapter 4. Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonial...

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1. Verfasser: Lam, Joseph Sui Ching (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Albany State University of New York Press 1998
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series in Chinese local studies
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Zusammenfassung:Inhalt: List of Figures -- Preface -- Chinese Dynasties and Ming Emperors -- Chapter 1. Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis -- Chapter 2. State Sacrifices in the Ming Court -- Chapter 3. Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music -- Chapter 4. Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonials -- Chapter 5. Ming Music Theory -- Chapter 6. State Sacrificial Music in the Ming Court -- Chapter 7. Ming State Sacrificial Songs -- Chapter 8. Orthodoxy, Creativity, Expressiveness, and Critical Audiences of Ming State Sacrifices and Music -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works Cited -- Index
Beschreibung:Zusammenfassung d. Verlags: This book presents a wealth of historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents, describing ritual and musical structures, thoughts, and actions of Ming emperors and scholar-officials who practiced court ritual and music for official and personal purposes. Not only the significance of Ming dynasty state sacrifices and music are illustrated, but also the roles they played in imperial China.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index
Beschreibung:xvi, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
ISBN:0791437051
079143706X