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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion

Af: Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major Engelsk Paperback

Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion

Af: Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major Engelsk Paperback
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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty.

Central to the authors'' argument is the ubiquitous motif in early Chinese figurative art, the metamorphic power mask. While the motif underwent stylistic variation over time, its formal properties remained stable, underscoring the image’s ongoing religious centrality. It symbolized the metamorphosis, through the phenomenon of death, of royal personages from living humans to deceased ancestors who required worship and sacrificial offerings. Treated with deference and respect, the royal ancestors lent support to their living descendants, ratifying and upholding their rule; neglected, they became dangerous, even malevolent. Employing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates archaeologically recovered objects with literary evidence from oracle bone and bronze inscriptions to canonical texts, all situated in the appropriate historical context, the study presents detailed analyses of form and style, and of change over time, observing the importance of relationality and the dynamic between imagery, materials, and affects.

This book is a significant publication in the field of early China studies, presenting an integrated conception of ancient art and religion that surpasses any other work now available.

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Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious belief and practices from at least the late Neolithic period through the Warring States Period of the Zhou dynasty.

Central to the authors'' argument is the ubiquitous motif in early Chinese figurative art, the metamorphic power mask. While the motif underwent stylistic variation over time, its formal properties remained stable, underscoring the image’s ongoing religious centrality. It symbolized the metamorphosis, through the phenomenon of death, of royal personages from living humans to deceased ancestors who required worship and sacrificial offerings. Treated with deference and respect, the royal ancestors lent support to their living descendants, ratifying and upholding their rule; neglected, they became dangerous, even malevolent. Employing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates archaeologically recovered objects with literary evidence from oracle bone and bronze inscriptions to canonical texts, all situated in the appropriate historical context, the study presents detailed analyses of form and style, and of change over time, observing the importance of relationality and the dynamic between imagery, materials, and affects.

This book is a significant publication in the field of early China studies, presenting an integrated conception of ancient art and religion that surpasses any other work now available.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 290
ISBN-13: 9781032376578
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1032376570
Kategori: Regionale studier
Udg. Dato: 28 nov 2024
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 156mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 28 nov 2024
Forfatter(e): Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major
Forfatter(e) Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, John S Major

Kategori Regionale studier

ISBN-13 9781032376578

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 290

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 234mm

Højde 156mm

Udg. Dato 28 nov 2024

Oplagsdato 28 nov 2024

Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd