Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought : A Dramaturgical Perspective
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1350359009
ISBN-13
9781350359000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 28th, 2026
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
298 grams
Dimensions
15.50 x 23.50 x 14.30 cms
Product Classification:
ChinaPerformance artConfucianismConfucianism
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Examines performance as a fundamental feature of ritual in early Chinese thought and how performer/spectator relationships influenced early Chinese religious, ethical, and political discourse.
Examining early Chinese ritual discourse during the Warring States and early Western Han Periods, this book reveals how performance became a fundamental feature of ritual and politics in early China. Through a dramaturgical lens, Thomas Radice explores the extent to which performer/spectator relationships influenced all aspects of early Chinese religious, ethical, and political discourse.
Arguing that the Confucians conceived ritual as primarily a dramaturgical matter, this book demonstrates not only that theatricality was necessary for expression and deception in a community of spectators, but also how a theatrical ''presence'' ultimately became essential to all forms of public life in early China. Thomas Radice illuminates previously unexplored connections between early Chinese texts, aesthetics, and traditions.
Arguing that the Confucians conceived ritual as primarily a dramaturgical matter, this book demonstrates not only that theatricality was necessary for expression and deception in a community of spectators, but also how a theatrical ''presence'' ultimately became essential to all forms of public life in early China. Thomas Radice illuminates previously unexplored connections between early Chinese texts, aesthetics, and traditions.
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