Chang, Kwang-chih
Art, Myth, and Ritual : The Path to Political Authority in Ancient China
Cambridge [MA], Harvard University Press, 1983. orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. 24x16cm, x,142 pp. Dustwrapper faded.. Textual illustrations.. ISBN: 0674048075. Minor wear. Some chips & tears to dustwrapper. VG.
¶ Contents: Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties.
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Keywords: 0674048075 Ancient Chinese History, China, Archaeology, Politics, East Asia, Art, Ritual, ,