Altar Ancient Songs and Chinese Culture (Study of Wu-Yue Divine Songs)

Author: Gu Xiji
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book is part of the New Series on Chinese Culture, focusing on ancient sacrificial songs in the Wu-Yue region of ancient China. It provides an in-depth analysis of the external manifestations of this folk belief, highlighting many fascinating folk phenomena and connecting them to Chinese culture. The language is simple and easy to understand, helping to enhance readers' humanities literacy. It is a worthwhile book to read. Through systematic research by scholars in the Wu-Yue region, a rough outline of folk beliefs in the area has been largely clarified. This later culminated in a book titled "Wu-Yue Folk Beliefs and Customs." The author of this book, Gu Xiji, is one of the key contributors to that work, and the chapter "Songs on the Sacred Altars" was written by him.