Greater Court Hymns

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Greater Court Hymns is a section of the ancient Chinese poetry anthology "Book of Songs," comprising ceremonial odes used in royal court rituals and state ceremonies.

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Greater Court Hymns canonical 5

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese literary work ⓘ
section of poetry anthology ⓘ
associatedWith Zhou dynasty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient China ⓘ
culturalSignificance important text in Confucian canon ⓘ
source for study of Zhou court ritual ⓘ
genre ceremonial ode ⓘ
court hymn ⓘ
hasContext court music ⓘ
state ritual ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn imperial court ceremonial poetry ⓘ
later Chinese ritual music ⓘ
hasType ritual poetry ⓘ
includedIn Confucian classics ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
literaryTradition Chinese classical poetry ⓘ
medium oral tradition (originally) ⓘ
written text ⓘ
partOf Book of Songs ⓘ
Shijing ⓘ
linked to: Book of Songs
positionInWork section of odes within the Book of Songs ⓘ
relatedTo Lesser Court Hymns ⓘ
Major Odes of the Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Book of Odes

Minor Odes of the Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Book of Odes
religiousOrCulticRole ancestral worship ⓘ
sacrificial rites ⓘ
subjectMatter dynastic virtue ⓘ
praise of rulers ⓘ
ritual occasions ⓘ
timePeriod Western Zhou period (approximate origin) ⓘ
linked to: Western Zhou period
usedFor royal court rituals ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book of Songs → hasSection → Greater Court Hymns ⓘ
Book of Odes → hasSection → Greater Court Hymns ⓘ
Classic of Poetry → hasSection → Greater Court Hymns ⓘ
Airs of the States → contrastedWith → Greater Court Hymns ⓘ
Lesser Court Hymns → relatedTo → Greater Court Hymns ⓘ