Offerings of jade and silk: Ritual and symbol in the legitimation of the T'ang Dynasty

by Howard J. Wechsler

328 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1985

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well researched, well written, informative and eminently readable study of ritual practice of and attitudes toward ancestral rites and rituals that informed the later development of Taoist, Tong and popular culture, with an emphasis on the practical, functional nature of ritual over the current, Western cultural appropriation of forms