State sacrifices and music in Ming China : orthodoxy, creativity, and expressiveness /
Lam, Joseph Sui Ching.
State sacrifices and music in Ming China : orthodoxy, creativity, and expressiveness / Joseph S.C. Lam. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series in Chinese local studies . - SUNY series in Chinese local studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis -- State Sacrifices in the Ming Court -- Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music --Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonials -- Ming Music Theory -- State Sacrificial Music in the Ming Court -- Ming State Sacrificial Songs -- Orthodoxy, Creativity, Expressiveness, and Critical Audiences of Ming State Sacrifices and Music.
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. -- Provided by publisher.
0585056307 (electronic bk.) 9780585056302 (electronic bk.) 9780791437056 0791437051 9780791437063 079143706X
1368-1644
Rites and ceremonies--China.
Sacrifice--China.
Music--Religious aspects.
Rites et cérémonies--Chine.
Sacrifice--Chine.
Musique--Aspect religieux.
RELIGION--Confucianism.
Music--Religious aspects.
Rites and ceremonies.
Sacrifice.
China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
Chine--Histoire--1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming)
China.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
BL1812.R57 / L35 1998eb
299/.51238
State sacrifices and music in Ming China : orthodoxy, creativity, and expressiveness / Joseph S.C. Lam. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series in Chinese local studies . - SUNY series in Chinese local studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis -- State Sacrifices in the Ming Court -- Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music --Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonials -- Ming Music Theory -- State Sacrificial Music in the Ming Court -- Ming State Sacrificial Songs -- Orthodoxy, Creativity, Expressiveness, and Critical Audiences of Ming State Sacrifices and Music.
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. -- Provided by publisher.
0585056307 (electronic bk.) 9780585056302 (electronic bk.) 9780791437056 0791437051 9780791437063 079143706X
1368-1644
Rites and ceremonies--China.
Sacrifice--China.
Music--Religious aspects.
Rites et cérémonies--Chine.
Sacrifice--Chine.
Musique--Aspect religieux.
RELIGION--Confucianism.
Music--Religious aspects.
Rites and ceremonies.
Sacrifice.
China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
Chine--Histoire--1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming)
China.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
BL1812.R57 / L35 1998eb
299/.51238