Schachter, Bony B. (2020) Material Apotheosis: The Editions of the Divine Pivot Ready to Hand and the Ritual Underpinnings of Zhu Quan's Divine Authorship. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 73 (3). pp. 467-499. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
This contribution argues that Zhu Quan's (1378-1448) apotheosis must be interpreted as a paratextual discourse on authorship. Substantiating this claim, this article discusses how the extant editions of the Divine Pivot Ready to Hand construct the king's divine authorship. In its three sections, the article examines the physical, paratextual and ritual dimensions of his apotheosis. Focusing on the last chapter of the Pivot, it demonstrates that calendars serve as a material cum textual media through which to posit Zhu Quan's divine status. In a dialogue with the field of ritual studies, the article explains to what degree Zhu Quan's calendars may be interpreted as an act of ritual textualisation.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Agency and Grant Number: ICS Mok Hing Cheong Postgraduate Scholarship Funding text: This article is a modified version of the fifth chapter of my Ph.D. dissertation, `The TQYC and Its Redaction: Nanji Chongxu Miaodao Zhenjun, Longevity Lore, and the Consolidation of Ancestorship', in Schachter 2018a: 377-480. A research grant received upon the completion of my dissertation (ICS Mok Hing Cheong Postgraduate Scholarship) allowed me to revise significant portions of this article in Jerusalem and Paris, places that 'have outstandingly dry air' and 'clear skies', which are of great benefit for scholarly activities. Heartfelt thanks to Lai Chi-Tim... for his support and guidance during the years I spent in the Centre for Studies of Daoist Culture, CUHK, as his student. Professor Lai remains a constant source of inspiration and a model of Daoist scholarship. John Lagerwey generously read the final draft of this article. His constructive criticism and timely corrections saved me from embarrassing errors. My friend and colleague Hu Jiechen... pointed many mistakes and made extremely useful remarks. My friend Judit Bagi carefully read an earlier draft of this article and offered valuable philological feedback. Doctor Martin Heijdra kindly provided me a digital copy of his illuminating article about the aesthetic dimension of Chinese printed editions. Tristan G. Brown (MIT History) offered extremely useful feedback in a matter of days. Last but not least, I must thank the anonymous reviewers of AOH for their comments and suggestions. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Apotheosis; Ritual; materiality; Daoism; Print Culture; Zhu Quan; Zhouhou shenshu; |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2022 06:46 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2022 06:46 |
| URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/153111 |
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