The Book of Rites (Li Ji): English-Chinese Version
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1492960942 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Law of Confucius" according to John Engelman. The Book of Rites is a collection of texts from various sources recording laws and customs of the Zhou Dynasty in China. This existed from 10The Law of Confucius John Engelman The Book of Rites is a collection of texts from various sources recording laws and customs of the Zhou Dynasty in China. This existed from 1046 to 256 BC, although its prominence ended around 771 BC.The Book of Rites is somewhat equivalent to the Old Testament books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, because it describes how and when animal sacrifices are to be performed. An important difference is that there is no mention of priests.Sacrifices were to be performed by the Emperor, who is called “The Son of Heaven.” Less important sacrifices. 6 to 256 BC, although its prominence ended around 771 BC.The Book of Rites is somewhat equivalent to the Old Testament books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, because it describes how and when animal sacrifices are to be performed. An important difference is that there is no mention of priests.Sacrifices were to be performed by the Emperor, who is called “The Son of Heaven.” Less important sacrifices. Very affordable bilingual edition William D. Middleton This is a new print edition of a late 19th Century translation that is in the public domain. The original is available as a PDF file from Google. This edition has the advantage of being an actual print version that you can hold and read, and is quite inexpensive. It doesn't have the extensive footnotes of the original translation however, which is a drawback. It is just the Chinese text, and the translation to English without any commentary or explanation of the translation. Worth having for the Bilingual text, and affordable. You might want to ge. Straight-forward Pretty straight forward translation with chinese next to the english.
The Book of Rites, literally the Record of Rites, is a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou Dynasty as they were understood in the Warring States and the early Han periods. As a core text of the Confucian canon, it is also known as the Classic of Rites, which some scholars believe this was the original title before it was changed by Dai Sheng.. The Book of Rites, along with the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) and the Book of Etiquette and Rites (Yili), which are together known as the "Three Li (San li)," constitute the ritual (li) section of the Five Classics which lay at the core of the traditional Confucian canon (Each of the "five" classics is a group of works rather than a single text)