Author(s)

Zhang Yuanyuan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Marxism, Guizhou Qiannan College of Science and Technology, Qiannan, Guizhou, China

Corresponding Author

Zhang Yuanyuan

ABSTRACT

As stated in Chapter Chengwu of Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, KingWen of Zhou has held six ritual ceremonies after Tai Si's Dream: removal of evil omens; offering to ancestors and the state deities; prayers to all deities; reproach to the gods of Shang Dynasty; observing and paying homage to various deities; and divination. However, the ritual of "sacrificing to Heaven" is not included in these six rituals. The reason behind this could be that Tai Si's Dream took place between the release of King Wen from Youli and the territorial dispute between Yu and Rui, and the tale was spread for political purposes. It was not until a few days before the conquer of the Chong state that King Wen performed the sacrifice to Heaven for commitment to the reign, and this indicates the breakup between Zhou and Shang.

KEYWORDS

Chapter Chengwu in Tsinghua Bamboo Slips; Tai Si's Dream; King Wen's Commitment to the Reign; Sacrifice to Heaven

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhang Yuanyuan, Rituals in Chapter "Chengwu" of Tsinghua Bamboo Slips and King Wen's Sacrifice to Heaven for Commitment to the Reign. Lecture Notes on History (2024) Vol. 6: 34-40. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2024.060206.

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