Research on the sacrificial rites for ancestors during the Shang and Zhou dynasties

Author: Liu Yuan
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book conducts an in-depth and systematic study on the types, content, process of Shang-Zhou ancestral rites, as well as the ancestor worship and social relationships reflected in these rites. It is highly beneficial for understanding the ancestor worship and its evolution in the Shang-Zhou period, for researching the family and social structures of the Shang-Zhou era, and for exploring issues such as the transformation of Shang-Zhou cultural institutions. The book offers significant original insights, contributing to the deeper study of Shang-Zhou ancestral rites as an important academic topic, as well as to the research on the social history, religious history, and intellectual history of the pre-Qin period. Dr. Liu Yuan's research on Shang-Zhou ancestral rites as reflected in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin Ruins and the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou period has enriched and deepened our understanding of this crucial academic topic at both macro and micro levels. To gain a more profound understanding of the content of ancestral rites and the social relationships they reflect, it relies on a more thorough examination of the historical facts reflected in the existing oracle bone inscriptions and Shang-Zhou bronze inscriptions, as well as on the discovery of more new epigraphic materials in the future.