Actions for Art, myth, and ritual : the path to political authority in ancient China

Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

Art, myth, and ritual : the path to political authority in ancient China / K.C. Chang

Author
Chang, Kwang-chih
Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [1983]
Copyright Date
©1983
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 142 pages) : illustrations, maps
Additional Creators
History E-Book Project
Access Online

Availability

I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Language Note
English.
Contents
Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Clans, Towns, and the Political Landscape -- 2. Moral Authority and Coercive Power -- 3. Shamanism and Politics -- 4. Art as the Path to Authority -- 5. Writing as the Path to Authority -- 6. Access to the Path -- 7. The Rise of Political Authority -- Appendix: The Kings of the Three Dynasties -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index
Subject(s)
Other Subject(s)
Genre(s)
ISBN
0674048075
9780674048072
0674048083
9780674048089
9780674029408 (electronic bk.)
0674029402 (electronic bk.)
9780674657809
0674657802
Digital File Characteristics
data file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 42852680