The Northern Stronghold Sacrifice and the Political Legitimacy of Ethnic Minority Regimes in the Late Imperial China

Traditional Chinese state sacrificial ritual represented a symbolic system of integrating religious belief, divine authority, and political legitimacy. The Northern Stronghold (Beizhen 北鎮, i.e., Mount Yiwulü 醫巫閭山) was equal in status to the other four strongholds, which, moreover, served as a strate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chenxi Huang, Siyu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/4/368