Shi-King

Shi-King
   The third of the nine authoritative works on Confucianism. The name means ‘Book of Odes’, and the 305 lyrics contained within it were selected by Confucius from a collection of 3,000 covering a period of at least a thousand years up to 775 BC. The odes give details as to the beliefs and rituals of the early Chinese. The preceding work is the Shu-King; the following work is the Chun-Tsiu.

Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Shi Siming — (史思明) (d. April 18, 761 [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%B5%C2%A9v reign=%A4W%A4%B8 yy=2 ycanzi= mm=3 dd= dcanzi=%A5%D2%A4%C8 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ), né Shi Sugan (史窣干), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang …   Wikipedia

  • King Mu of Zhou — (Chinese: 周穆王; pinyin: Zhōu Mù Wáng) or King Mu of Chou or (Chou) Mu Wang or (Zhou) Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 976 922 BC or 956 918 BC.[1] Contents 1 Life 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Shi Chaoyi — (史朝義) (died 763) was the final emperor of the Yan state that was established in rebellion against the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He was the oldest son of Shi Siming, and he overthrew and then killed his father in a coup in 761 and took over as …   Wikipedia

  • King Zhuangxiang of Qin — (秦庄襄王), personal name Zichu (子楚), was a ruler of the State of Qin, a part of what is now China, during the 3rd century BCE. This article is based on the biography of Lü Buwei which is part of the Records of the Grand Historian written by Sima… …   Wikipedia

  • Shi Wuzi — (史務滋) (d. January 2, 691 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%AAZ%A6Z reign=%A4%D1%B1%C2 yy=2 ycanzi= mm=1 dd= dcanzi=%A9%B0%A4l 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ) was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu… …   Wikipedia

  • Shi Dakai — (chinesisch 石達開 / 石达开 Shí Dákāi, 1820 1863), auch bekannt als Yi Wang (翼王, das heißt Flügel König oder Assistent König) und „Herr der 5.000 Jahre“ war einer der Führer des Taiping Aufstandes unter Hong Xiuquan. Er war halb… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shi Dakai — (1820 25 June1863) (石達開), born in Guigang Guangxi, also known as Wing King (Lord of Five Thousand Years), was a commander in the Taiping Rebellion and a poet. He eventually became disgusted with the continuing in fighting amongst Hong Xiuquan s… …   Wikipedia

  • KING, KINGSHIP — (Heb. מלֶךְ, מַלְכוּת). In the Bible The term king in the biblical frame of reference and that of the Ancient Near East generally designates a governor and ruler, usually the sole authority over his subjects. This term is used to designate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • King Min of Qi — (simplified Chinese: 齐湣王; traditional Chinese: 齊湣王; pinyin: qí mǐn wáng; Wade–Giles: Ch i Min Wang) (323–284 BC, ruled 300–284 BC) was a notoriously unsuccessful king of the northeastern Chinese state of Qi during the Warring States Period.… …   Wikipedia

  • King Goujian of Yue — (Chinese: 越王勾踐) (reigned 496 BC 465 BC) was the king of the Kingdom of Yue (present day Shanghai, northern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu) near the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, named Si Goujian (姒勾踐) [Bo Yang, Outlines of the History of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”