Book contents
- The Archaeology of Han China
- Cambridge World Archaeology
- The Archaeology of Han China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Imperial Geography
- Part II Food Production and Foodways
- Part III Crafts
- Part IV Death Ritual
- 7 The (Un)Dead and the Role of Ritual in the Crafting of Sociopolitical Networks
- 8 Mourning Practices and the Cultivation of Selves – Views from the Hexi, Ordos, and Lingnan
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Chinese Names and Places
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Conclusion
from Part IV - Death Ritual
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2024
Book contents
- The Archaeology of Han China
- Cambridge World Archaeology
- The Archaeology of Han China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Imperial Geography
- Part II Food Production and Foodways
- Part III Crafts
- Part IV Death Ritual
- 7 The (Un)Dead and the Role of Ritual in the Crafting of Sociopolitical Networks
- 8 Mourning Practices and the Cultivation of Selves – Views from the Hexi, Ordos, and Lingnan
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Chinese Names and Places
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
summarizes how key concepts like tianxia (All-under-Heaven) and jiaohua (assimilation) have been traced throughout to illustrate conditions leading to the formation of collective identities. This chapter offers closing thoughts on the entangled relationship between empire and ethnicity and ways to reanimate studies of ethnicity outside the standard idiom of biology.
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- The Archaeology of Han China , pp. 282 - 291Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024