PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. Chapter One. INTRODUCTION 3
6. Chapter Two. THE EARLY CONFUCIAN DISCOURSE ON FAMILY RITES 14
7. Chapter Three. REDESIGNING ANCESTRAL RITES FOR A NEW ELITE IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY 45
8. Chapter Four. COMBATING HETERODOXY AND VULGARITY IN WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS 68
9. Chapter Five. CHU HSI'S AUTHORSHIP OF THE FAMILY RITUALS 102
10. Chapter Six. THE ORTHODOXY OF CHU HSI'S FAMILY RITUALS 145
11. Chapter Seven. REVISED VERSIONS OF THE FAMILY RITUALS WRITTEN DURING THE MING DYNASTY 167
12. Chapter Eight. INTELLECTUALS' REEVALUATION OF THE FAMILY RITUALS IN THE CH'ING DYNASTY 188
13. Chapter Nine. CONFUCIAN TEXTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF RITUALS 202
14. Chapter Ten. CONCLUSIONS 220
15. Appendix. A LIST OF REVISED VERSIONS OF THE FAMILY RITUALS 231
16. GLOSSARY 237
17. SOURCES CITED 241
18. INDEX 265