1998
DOI: 10.1177/009770049802400402
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Ancestral Rites and Political Authority in Late Imperial China

Abstract: In 1742, Jiangxi Governor Chen Hongmou ( 1696-1771 ) undertook an experiment to grant lineage headmen (zuzhang and zuzheng) considerable judicial and disciplinary powers over their kinsmen, to be exercised in conjunction with their officiating over the sacrificial rites at the ancestral temple (zongsi). Chen was broadly regarded, both in his day and after, as a model provincial governor and an exemplar of the style of governance known as jingshi (ordering the world, or, more loosely, &dquo;statecraft&dquo;), a… Show more

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“…In the former case, confederations of guilds and of native-place associations extended to everybody services that were initially reserved for their members. In the market town of Hankow, the main guilds gained powers informally to enact and enforce commercial legislation, maintained infrastructures, and even controlled firefighting and police services (Rowe 1984). Similar arrangements emerged in several other cities described by Skinner (1977, pp.…”
Section: Free Towns and The Evolution Of Political Institutionsmentioning
confidence: 74%
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“…In the former case, confederations of guilds and of native-place associations extended to everybody services that were initially reserved for their members. In the market town of Hankow, the main guilds gained powers informally to enact and enforce commercial legislation, maintained infrastructures, and even controlled firefighting and police services (Rowe 1984). Similar arrangements emerged in several other cities described by Skinner (1977, pp.…”
Section: Free Towns and The Evolution Of Political Institutionsmentioning
confidence: 74%
“…The lijia tax system initiated by the first Ming emperor (Hongwu, 1368–1398) gave village elders legal authority on various matters. In 1397, the Ming legal code granted lineage heads ( zuzhang ) legal status and identified their role as presiding over the ancestral rites (Rowe 1998, p. 389).…”
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“…In the former case, confederations of guilds and of native-place associations extended to everybody services that were initially reserved for their members. In the market town of Hankow, the main guilds informally gained powers to enact and enforce commercial legislation, maintained infrastructures, they even controlled firefighting and police services (Rowe 1984). Similar arrangements emerged in several other cities described in Skinner (1977), p. 549-50.…”
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confidence: 83%
“…In China the state could not rely on the local social organizations to implement policies contrary to their interests. Moreover, strengthening and institutionalizing lineage power increased the ability of clans to resist state authority (Rowe, 1998, Hung, 2009. As a result, the Chinese state authorities delegated to the clan the implementation of mutually bene…cial policies, but relied on a parallel administration to implement policies which the clans did not favor.…”
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