Author | : Angela Zito |
File Size | : 45,7 Mb |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 03 February 1997 |
ISBN | : 0226987299 |
Pages | : 340 pages |
Of Body and Brush by Angela Zito Book PDF Summary
The Qianlong emperor, who dominated the religious and political life of 18th-century China, was in turn dominated by elaborate ritual prescriptions. These texts determined what he wore and ate, how he moved, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. OF BODY AND BRUSH shows how ritualizing power was produced jointly by the throne and the official literati who dictated the prescriptions. Illustrated.