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Method Mourning: Xunzi on Ritual Performance
- Philosophy East and West
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Volume 67, Number 2, April 2017
- pp. 466-493
- 10.1353/pew.2017.0035
- Article
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Abstract:
In response to challenges to ritual practice, Xunzi developed not only a theoryo f ritual but also a method of ritual performance that can be illuminated by a comparison to modern Western acting techniques. His method also reveals a "tragic" aesthetic, through which he attempts to reconcile the diversity of beliefs about death within a single practice.