Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The two major groups of primary sources deriving from the Shang 商 dynasty are that of bronze vessels and oracle bones. The inscriptions preserved onthe latter predominantly offer an insight into the religious realm of this earlyChinese dynasty: offerings were directed to the pre-dynastic and dynasticancestors of the royal lineage, as well as to various divine representatives ofnature. The inscriptions, among others, attest to the cult of a mountain peak(yue 岳). The present study explores the inscriptions related to this earlymountain cult, and attempts to clarify certain emerging problems.
Source: Távol-keleti Tanulmányok
Author: Gábor Kósa
Institution: Eötvös Loránd University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3121040944