History of Pre-Qin Political Marriages

Author: Cui Mingde
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book attempts to reconstruct the full picture of political marriages during the pre-Qin period from the perspectives of history, ethnology, cultural anthropology, folklore, and archaeology, fully utilizing documentary and archaeological materials. It outlines the general framework of relationships among the various vassal states during the pre-Qin era. The introduction systematically explores the types, purposes, nature, functions, and characteristics of political marriages during the pre-Qin period, analyzing the differences and impacts between political marriages and later-era alliances. Chapters 2 to 12 objectively discuss the background, motivations, functions, characteristics, and essence of political marriages among different periods, stages, and regimes. The appendix, contrasting the cultures of alliances and marriage, echoes the introduction, primarily aiming to further clarify that political marriages are not entirely equivalent to alliances, as they are both connected and distinct, thereby resolving conceptual ambiguities.