1st Edition

Festivals and Songs of Ancient China

By Pierre R. Crosson Copyright 1932
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

Granet’s original work delves deep into the religious and spiritual customs of ancient China by analysing their festivals and songs from the Book of Odes including the original Chinese script. This translation, originally published in 1932, aimed to present Granet’s observations to a wider English readership by omitting the Chinese characters and providing an in-depth insight into one of the... Read more

 Editor’s Note;  Introduction;  Part 1: The Love Songs of the Shih Ching;  1. How to Read a Classic  2. Rustic Themes  3. Village Loves  4. Songs of the Rivers and Mountains;  Part 2: The Ancient Festivals;  1. Local Festivals  2. Facts and Interpretations  3. The Seasonal Rhythm  4. The Holy Places  5. The Contests;  Conclusion;  Table of Concordance of Odes;  Appendix I: Contests in Proverbs;  Appendix 2: the Rainbow;  Appendix 3: Ethnographical Notes

Biography

Marcel Granet