Of Body and Brush: Grand Sacrifice as Text/Performance in Eighteenth-Century China by Angela Zito
Of Body and Brush: Grand Sacrifice as Text/Performance in Eighteenth-Century China

Angela Zito

Of Body and Brush: Grand Sacrifice as Text/Performance in Eighteenth-Century China

Angela Zito

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The Qianlong emperor, who dominated the religious and political life of eighteenth-century China, was in turn dominated by elaborate ritual prescriptions. These texts determined what he wore and ate, how he moved, and above all how he performed th...

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