Problem description:

Rites are easy to understand, but what about "music"? What kind of form is it?

Analysis:

The following links are helpful to understand rites and music:

An overview of Confucian etiquette and music thought in Guodian Chu bamboo slips

Jian Bo /Zzwk/2003//Wu Hanhui/Gong Jianpin

On the Essence of Confucian Rites and Music Culture in Guodian Chu Bamboo Slips

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This paper sorts out and explains the discussion on the culture of rites and music in the Confucian works of Guodian Bamboo Slips, and compares it with other Confucian works in the pre-Qin period, so as to reveal the value and significance of these thoughts. The full text mainly expounds the emergence of ritual music, the basic characteristics of ritual music culture, the educational function of ritual music, the relationship between ritual music and benevolence, and the relationship between criminal law and ritual music.

Xunzi's Theory of Rites and Music

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Xunzi was the earliest thinker who systematically discussed the issue of rites and music in the history of China, and was the founder of the theory of rites and music in the traditional culture of China. In his works handed down from ancient times, except for two monographs, The Theory of Rites and The Theory of Music, almost none of the other works involved the issue of rites and music. His theory of rites and music has a great influence on The Book of Rites, which will become one of the basic classics of Confucian culture in the future. The theory of rites and music in the Book of Rites can be said to be based on Xunzi's theory of rites and music, and at the same time, it integrates the views of rites and music of various Confucian schools after Confucius.

Confucian Etiquette and Music Education Video

Professor Tsinghua University Peng Lin.

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