Mourning in Late Imperial China
Subtitle: Filial Piety and the State (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780521030182
Subjects: Customs; Social history; Sociology; History; History: World; China; Asia - China; Customs & Traditions; Death & Dying; History / Renaissance; History-Asia - China; Mourning customs--China; Mourning customs--China Mourning customs--Chi; Social Science / Death & Dying; Social Science-Customs & Traditions; Renaissance
First sentence: As early as the Shang dynasty (traditionally dated 1766-1122 B.C.E.), ancestors in China were believed to control people's destinies, and had to be consulted through divination on the course of action their descendants should follow.