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This course offers a general introduction to various rites and rituals in Early China. Through investigations into the social context where traditional ritual system took shape, this course intends to explore the religious, political and social functions of ancient rites and rituals, such as sacrificial rites祭禮, wedding ceremonies昏禮 and funerals喪禮, etc. Both transmitted and excavated materials, including the Book of Songs詩經, the Book of Rites儀禮, bronze vessels and bamboo manuscripts, will be adopted as essential sources to detect how the rites and rituals were perceived, interpreted and practiced among ancient social groups.