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Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao outlines the evolution of musical performance in early China, first within and then ultimately away from the socio-religious context of ancestor worship. The focus of this study is on excavated texts; it is the first to use both bronze and bamboo narratives to show the evolution of a single ritual practice.

Ancestors Kings and the Dao

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      Publisher Harvard University, Asia Center
      Published 2 October 2017
      ISBN-13 9780674976955
      978-0674976955
      ISBN-10 0674976959
      Also in:
      Asian history East Asian religions and spiritual beliefs

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      Book Synopsis
      Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao outlines the evolution of musical performance in early China, first within and then ultimately away from the socio-religious context of ancestor worship. The focus of this study is on excavated texts; it is the first to use both bronze and bamboo narratives to show the evolution of a single ritual practice.

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