Discussion on Agricultural Religion in the Pre-Qin Period of China

Longsheng Wu

Asian Agricultural Research, 2017, vol. 09, issue 03

Abstract: Since ancient times, agricultural religion has been infiltrated into all aspects of economic, political and social life in China. Using rich historical data such as archeology, anthropology and ethnology, this paper discussed the historical process of agricultural religion in the pre-Qin period from animal worship to agricultural worship. It also discussed the agricultural objects, land, celestial nature, and labor ghosts. Finally, it revealed the inevitable trend of combination of social sacrificing activities.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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