Chinese practices related to ancestors have long been the subject of conflicting interpretations. These practices are rooted in the lived experience of practiti

This book is a new approach to how we in the West understand China and Chinese culture. It challenges the master narrative of Confucianism and shows that ancest

This collection presents the proceedings of an international conference on the significance of the Rites Controversy in Sino-Western history, held in San Franci

Ancestral ritual in early China was an orchestrated dance between what was present (the offerings and the living) and what was absent (the ancestors). The inter

Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960–1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political p