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)
7 - The (Un)Dead and the Role of Ritual in the Crafting of Sociopolitical Networks
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
Chapter 7 examines changes in religious ideas about the soul and the afterlife among the aristocracy, elites, and non-elites. By reintegrating craft goods back into their tomb context, this chapter evaluates how, on the one hand, properly mourning the dead came to define a new moral vanguard, and on the other, also led to the creative manipulation of class boundaries through individual conspicuous displays of mourning.
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- The Archaeology of Han China , pp. 217 - 251Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024