Re-examine the Military Dance Materials in the Bamboo Slips of Chu State during the Warring States Period
The"art of limbs"in Shangbosi's The Way of Xiangbang is not military dance movements,but the representation of agricultural skills,and scholars'argument that it is used as the material of military dance is not credible.The"ritual of disbanding army"in Tsinghua 11th Wu Ji is the basis for the name source of the"dance of disbanding army",which has been confirmed by the Book of Rites·Book of Music.However,by studying Wu Ji and the Book of Music from three aspects of historical background,document source,ideological meaning,as well as material limitations and text levels,the latter is clear,while the former is more complicated,which should be a work in the style of the ancients created by a writer familiar with military and ritual knowledge.Therefore,it should be cautious when inferring relevant issues based on the"dance of disbanding army"recorded in Wu Ji.By taking strict standards to analyze the Wu Ji,its"dance of disbanding army"is within a complex military dance system,and should be categorized into three parts:sacrifice,military dance,and music and dance of disbanding army.From the perspective of the development course and form of military dance,the"dance of disbanding army"in the Book of Music and Wu Ji belongs to the product of two different development modes in the process of military music and dance rituals.The bamboo slips of Chu State during the Warring States Period contain precious military dance materials.However,because of the absence of readable documents and the poor preservation of bamboo slips,the information on these materials is limited,and they are often mixed with other materials,and even some plausible materials,so it is difficult to delimit the time and level of their texts.Therefore,the study of military dance in the pre-Qin period should be carried out on the premise of a careful analysis of materials.
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