Papers by Constance A Cook
This chapter presents an evaluation of Zhou ritual from the standpoint of modern archaeological e... more This chapter presents an evaluation of Zhou ritual from the standpoint of modern archaeological evidence and excavated texts. While there is some continuity with the definition of Zhou ritual in transmitted texts, the differences with and gaps in the transmitted records are striking. The chapter explores rites and mortuary practices in detail, and it presents several examples of Western Zhou bronze inscriptions related to ancient rituals and practices for conferring political power and for ancestor worship. The chapter analyzes several inscriptions providing examples of early ceremonies and also discusses the sixty-day ritual calendar that governed ritual life during this period. The use of ritual to preserve the past led to the rise of literature and history in ancient China.
Death in Ancient China, 2011
This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of... more This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts.
Death in Ancient China, 2011
Death in Ancient China, 2011
Death in Ancient China, 2011
Journal of the American Oriental Society
Inscriptions of Chin and the San-Chin, Chung-Shan, and Yen 晉與三晉金文及相關史事彙考. By Noel Barnard. 3 vols... more Inscriptions of Chin and the San-Chin, Chung-Shan, and Yen 晉與三晉金文及相關史事彙考. By Noel Barnard. 3 vols. Taipei: SMC Publishing inc., 2018. Pp. cxlvi + 867 (vol. 1), xviii + 997 (vol. 2), xiv + 1092 (vol. 3). NT 15,000.
Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao, 2017
Death in Ancient China, 2011
This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of... more This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts.
Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao, 2017
Death in Ancient China, 2011
This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of... more This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts.
Chinese Medicine and Healing, 2013
Death in Ancient China, 2011
Dao Companion to the Excavated Guodian Bamboo Manuscripts, 2019
A study of the usages of the terms Dao 道 and De 德 in the Guodian manuscripts reveals a dichotomy ... more A study of the usages of the terms Dao 道 and De 德 in the Guodian manuscripts reveals a dichotomy of emphasis on either the Way of Heaven (Tian Dao) or the Way of Man (Ren Dao). The two concepts are often treated as aspects of a single spectrum. The concept of De as an inner force derived from Heaven and key to self-cultivation can be traced back to Western Zhou practices. The idea of Dao as either a cosmic entity or a prescribed methodology of behaviour is more recent and probably a product of the Warring States era. De as a philosophical term predated the use of Dao, but by the Han period we see a reversal; De becomes a piece of a larger Dao. Individual Guodian texts reflect the old and new in a variety of interconnected ways.
Ancestors, Kings, and the Dao, 2017
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Papers by Constance A Cook