Archery Metaphor and Ritual in Early Confucian Texts

by Rina Marie Camus

This book explores the significance of archery as ritual practice and literary metaphor in classical Confucian texts. Archery passages in the Analects, Mencius, and Xunzi are discussed in the light of Zhou culture and the troubled historical circumstances of early followers of the ruist master Confucius.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498597203
• ISBN13: 9781498597203
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"