Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice
This essay sets out to overcome the Socio-cultural Milieu of the Shang Dynasty, to challenge the widely held belief that human sacrifice was a widespread practice in the Shang Dynasty, arguing instead that it was reserved only for the kings of the state. By examining divination records, archaeologic...
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| author | Chua, Japhne Jia Ying |
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| description | This essay sets out to overcome the Socio-cultural Milieu of the Shang Dynasty, to challenge the widely held belief that human sacrifice was a widespread practice in the Shang Dynasty, arguing instead that it was reserved only for the kings of the state. By examining divination records, archaeological findings, anthropological analysis, and the locations of sacrificial pits, this paper posits that human sacrifices were exclusive to the Shang kings and not a common ritual practice during the Shang Dynasty as previously believed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1653812023-04-01T16:55:46Z Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice Chua, Japhne Jia Ying Ivy Yeh School of Humanities hyyeh@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History This essay sets out to overcome the Socio-cultural Milieu of the Shang Dynasty, to challenge the widely held belief that human sacrifice was a widespread practice in the Shang Dynasty, arguing instead that it was reserved only for the kings of the state. By examining divination records, archaeological findings, anthropological analysis, and the locations of sacrificial pits, this paper posits that human sacrifices were exclusive to the Shang kings and not a common ritual practice during the Shang Dynasty as previously believed. Bachelor of Arts in History 2023-03-27T02:50:29Z 2023-03-27T02:50:29Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Chua, J. J. Y. (2023). Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165381 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165381 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title | Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice |
| title_full | Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice |
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| title_short | Human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty—overcoming presentism to identify the socio-cultural milieu which contributed to the Shang conception of human sacrifice |
| title_sort | human sacrifice in the shang dynasty overcoming presentism to identify the socio cultural milieu which contributed to the shang conception of human sacrifice |
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