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Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960–1279)

Synopsis:Empowered by Ancestors examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. In this book, the author attempts to provide a lens through which historians, anthropologists, experts in Chinese Classics, and scholars from other disciplines can explore Chinese ritual in its intellectual, social, and political forms.

ISBN:9789888528585

Language:English

Author:Cheung Hiu Yu

Author Biography:Cheung Hiu Yu is an assistant professor in the History Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published widely on the intellectual and social history of the Middle Periods of China from the seventh through fourteenth centuries. He is the author of Dowry: Pattern and Significance of Daughters’ Property Ownership in Song China (2008, in Chinese) and a myriad of articles published in both English and Chinese scholarly journals.

Publisher Name:Hong Kong University Press

Profile:Hong Kong University Press publishes 74+ titles annually in English and Chinese, focusing on topics important to Hong Kong, Greater China, and Asia. They excel in various disciplines, including law, medicine, social work, film and media studies, literary studies, politics, economics, education, Chinese history and culture, and language and linguistics. The Press aims to promote top-tier scholarship and enhance understanding of greater China and Asia.

Country:Hong Kong

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