{"product_id":"ritual-performance-in-early-chinese-thomas-radice-9781350359000","title":"Ritual Performance in Early Chinese Thought: A Dramaturgical Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining early Chinese ritual discourse during the Warring States and early Western Han Periods, this book reveals how performance became a fundamental feature of ritual and politics in early China.\u003c\/b\u003e Through a dramaturgical lens, Thomas Radice explores the extent to which performer\/spectator relationships influenced all aspects of early Chinese religious, ethical, and political discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing that the Confucians conceived ritual as primarily a dramaturgical matter, this book demonstrates not only that theatricality was necessary for expression and deception in a community of spectators, but also how a theatrical 'presence' ultimately became essential to all forms of public life in early China. Thomas Radice illuminates previously unexplored connections between early Chinese texts, aesthetics, and traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Radice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350359009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350359000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d","brand":"Thomas Radice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852493762815,"sku":"9781350359000","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ritual-performance-in-early-chinese-thomas-radice-9781350359000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}