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Art, myth, and ritual: the path to political authority in ancient China

Kwang-chih Chang c1983 © The President and Fellows of Harvard College
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  • 9780674048089 (paper)
  • 9780674029408 (ebook)
  • 9780674048072 (hardcover)
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  • Comparative/World
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  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction (page 1)
  • 1 Clans, Towns, and the Political Landscape (page 9)
  • 2 Moral Authority and Coercive Power (page 33)
  • 3 Shamanism and Politics (page 44)
  • 4 Art as the Path to Authority (page 56)
  • 5 Writing as the Path to Authority (page 81)
  • 6 Access to the Path (page 95)
  • 7 The Rise of Political Authority (page 107)
  • Appendix: The Kings of the Three Dynasties (page 131)
  • Sources of Illustrations (page 135)
  • Index (page 137)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
HJAS 45.2 (Dec. 1985): 712-716 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0073-0548%28198512%2945%3A2%3C712%3AAMARTP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z
BSOAS 48.3 (1985): 589-590 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0041-977X%281985%2948%3A3%3C589%3AAMARTP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W
Man 20.2 (Jun. 1985): 349-350 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-1496%28198506%292%3A20%3A2%3C349%3AAMARTP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2
AA 87.4 (Dec. 1985): 926 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7294%28198512%292%3A87%3A4%3C926%3AAMARTP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-N
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