The Funerary System of Eastern Zhou Tombs in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River (Eastern History Academic Library)

Author: Yin Qun
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: The burial system, in essence, is actually a design for how the deceased are believed to live in a different environment from the real human world after death, reflecting a religious concept. We can understand a glimpse of people's worldview and spiritual life at that time through ancient burial systems. At the same time, the connotations of these systems can be seen as a reflection of the kinship, hierarchical, and economic relationships among people in the real society where the deceased lived. Therefore, using archaeological methods and approaches to conduct an in-depth study of the burial system itself and examine the issues it reflects at the level of social history is undoubtedly an area where archaeology and history can achieve excellent alignment. Yin Qun's book The Burial System of the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is an attempt to conduct in-depth research on ancient Chinese burial systems by combining archaeological and literary evidence, focusing on a specific time period and region.