The ritual formation of Confucian orthodoxy and the descendants of the sage

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Ritual's role in reproducing Confucian orthodoxy during the Ming times can be located in an uneasy convergence of the state cult of Kongzi with the family cult of the sage's living descendents. Kongzi's descendants received noble titles and fiefdom. The orthodoxy was embodied in a hierarchy of rituals, performed by the literati in the state Kong temples. In the Kong temple of Qufu, which was distinct from state temples, rituals enacted by Confucia's descendants were aimed at familizing the rites of orthodoxy. After 1530, the differences between the state and familial ritualization became blurred.

Evaluation, Practice, Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Temples, Ritual, Rituals, Confucianism

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Contours of revolutionary change in a Chinese county, 1900-1950

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The patterns of revolutionary change in China during the 1900s to the 1950s can be traced through an analysis of the revolutionary process in an isolated region. As such, the demographic trends in Xiaoshan County were analyzed to shed light on the interaction between the more important factors in revolutionary change, namely: context, human agency and contingency. These variations in change reflect the contours of the Chinese revolution on a smaller scale.

Analysis, Social structure, Social evolution

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Conceptualizing Chinese diasporas, 1842 to 1949

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The way in which a diasporic perspective can form the understanding of Chinese migration from 1842 to 1949 is investigated, with an emphasis on the global processes. The investigation covers labor, diasporic networks, nationalism and culture, emphasizing the way that migration practices and ideologies are embedded within the wider global trend.

Forced migration

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