Of Body and Brush Grand Sacrifice as TextPerformance by Angela Zito PAPERBACK

Of Body and Brush Grand Sacrifice as TextPerformance in EighteenthCentury China\nby Angela Zito\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Angela Zito\nTitle: Of Body and Brush Grand Sacrifice as TextPerformance in EighteenthCentury China\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Asian history\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226987293\nISBN-10: 0226987299\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati.\n\nThe Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by .