Abstract
In this talk, I will briefly discuss the unique cultural phenomenon of precious text bearing bronzes emerging from the context of ancestral sacrifice and argue that they had profound influence on the shaping of the notion of treasure texts in ancient China.
Publication
Grebnev, Yegor, 2022. Mediation of Legitimacy in Early China: A Study of the Neglected Zhou Scriptures and the Grand Duke Traditions. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. (http://cup.columbia.edu/book/a/9780231203401)