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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.

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 03/02/1997
      ISBN13: 9780226987293, 978-0226987293
      ISBN10: 0226987299
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      Asian history Anthropology Sociology

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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