Book contents
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Politics of Shang Ritual under the Zhou
- 2 The Ritual Figuration of the Zhou Kings
- 3 Ritual Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings
- 4 Ritual Assemblies and the Geopolitics of Zhou Expansion
- 5 Reading the “Ritual Reform”
- 6 The Ethic of Presence: Royal Ideology through Bronze Inscriptions
- Conclusion Zhou Ritual and Early Chinese History
- Appendix (Tables)
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Inscription Index
3 - Ritual Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2022
Book contents
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Politics of Shang Ritual under the Zhou
- 2 The Ritual Figuration of the Zhou Kings
- 3 Ritual Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings
- 4 Ritual Assemblies and the Geopolitics of Zhou Expansion
- 5 Reading the “Ritual Reform”
- 6 The Ethic of Presence: Royal Ideology through Bronze Inscriptions
- Conclusion Zhou Ritual and Early Chinese History
- Appendix (Tables)
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Inscription Index
Summary
Chapter 3, “Recognition, Reward, and Patronage under the Zhou Kings” offers a deep analysis of three ritual techniques that provided a framework for soliciting and maintaining support through the distribution of rewards and prestige. It shows how changes in these ritual manifestations of patronage reframed the ideology of membership in the Zhou state, deemphasizing personal allegiance to the Zhou king as individual warrior in favor of a vision of service to the royal house qua state in all its aspects.
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- Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China , pp. 111 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022