Life and afterlife in ancient China

1. Verfasser: Rawson, Jessica, 1943- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2023.
Umfang/Format: xxxiii, 505 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Tombs > China > History.
China > Social life and customs > To 221 B.C.
China > Civilization > To 221 B.C.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Part I.
  • Building and dwelling, 3200-1200 BC.
  • 1.
  • The mystery of jade ;
  • 2.
  • A disrupted banquet ;
  • 3.
  • The warrior with the bronze hand
  • Part II.
  • The language of objects, 1200-700 BC.
  • 4.
  • Sacrifices in a hidden land ;
  • 5.
  • The gift economy at Baoji ;
  • 6.
  • Innovations and heirlooms
  • Part III.
  • Converging cultures, 700-300 BC.
  • 7.
  • The steppe frontier ;
  • 8.
  • Circling south ;
  • 9.
  • The orchestra of Zeng ;
  • 10.
  • A kingdom by design
  • Part IV.
  • Conquest on horseback, 300-221 BC.
  • 11.
  • Catacombs and chariots ;
  • 12.
  • The everlasting army
  • Epilogue. Lives long buried
  • List of tombs.

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