Books That Matter: The Analects of Confucius

Confucius on Embodied Ritual and Music (1x17)

Air date: Dec 08, 2016

In this second lecture on Confucian ideas of ritual, learn why, in the Analects, ritual is tightly interlinked with the body-so that ritual becomes not just prescriptions but performative actions. Also, learn how Confucius links ritual with music, so that both reflect the height of human emotion and community.