"Food Religious aspects." . . "Geschichte 1050 v. Chr.-220." . . "Habitudes alimentaires Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Confucianism Rituals History To 1500." . . "Religion." . . . . "Sacrifice China History To 1500." . . "Chine" . . "Konfuzianismus." . . "Food China Religious aspects History To 1500." . . "Aliments Chine Aspect religieux Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Sacrifice Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Sens et sensations Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Offers." . . "Opfer." . . "Philosophers China History To 1500." . . "Rites et cérémonies Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Aliments Chine Aspect religieux Jusqu'à 1500." . . "HISTORY / Asia / General." . . "HISTORY Asia General." . "Philosophes Chine Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Rites and ceremonies China History To 1500." . . "Food habits China History To 1500." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses, and the role of sensory experience in communicating with the spirit world. The book, which begins with a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han and offers some intriguing insights into the ritual preparation of food--some butchers and cooks were highly regarded and would rise to positions of influence as a result of their culinary skills--and the sacrificial ceremony itself. As a major contribution to the study of early China and to the development of philosophical thought, the book will be essential reading for students of the period, and for anyone interested in ritual and religion in the ancient world\"--Provided by publisher." . "\"In ancient China, the preparation of food and the offering up of food as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and ideas of self-cultivation and morality. Drawing on received and newly excavated written sources, Roel Sterckx's book explores how this vibrant culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses, and the role of sensory experience in communicating with the spirit world. The book, which begins with a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han and offers some intriguing insights into the ritual preparation of food--some butchers and cooks were highly regarded and would rise to positions of influence as a result of their culinary skills--and the sacrificial ceremony itself. As a major contribution to the study of early China and to the development of philosophical thought, the book will be essential reading for students of the period, and for anyone interested in ritual and religion in the ancient world\"--Provided by publisher."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "Food, Sacrifice, and Sagehood in Early China"@en . . . . . . . . . "Explores how religious culture influenced the ways in which the early Chinese explained the workings of the human senses."@en . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China" . . "Food, sacrifice, and sagehood in early China"@en . . . . . . . "Sacrifice Confucianisme Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Sacrifice History China." . . "RELIGION Eastern." . . "Opferritus." . . "Lebensmittel." . . "Senses and sensation China History To 1500." . . "Sens et sensations Aspect religieux Confucianisme Jusqu'à 1500." . . "China." . . "China" . "Confucianisme Rituel Histoire Jusqu'à 1500." . . "Levensmiddelen." . . "Confucianisme Rituel Jusqu'à 1500." . .