Proofreading And Research Of The Inscriptions On Rites In The Xi Zhou Dynasty

This paper is divided into four parts.The first part is the introduction,which reviews the research on the sacrificial names in the bronze inscriptions of the Zhou Dynasty,combs the research on the sacrificial rites in the bronze inscriptions,and finally explains the selection of materials,the significance and methods of the research.The second part is to discuss the sacrificial rites involved in the bronze inscriptions of the Zhou Dynasty one by one,from five aspects: the performers,the objects of sacrifice,the time of sacrifice,the place of sacrifice and the sacrificial offerings.Combining oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in the Chun Qiu Period and Zhan Guo Period with corresponding handed-down documents,we can grasp the true features of the same sacrifice in different periods.The third part proofreads the disputed words in the inscriptions of sacrificial bronzes in the Zhou Dynasty,and divides them into three sections.It proofreads the disputed words in the inscriptions of sacrificial ceremonies in the early,middle and late Zhou Dynasty,collects different opinions and views,and tries to sort out the history of the development of the relevant words and phrases,and gives its own annotations.The fourth part is the appendix,which organizes the bronze inscriptions in the text into tables according to the chronological order,indicating the description number of the bronze inscriptions,the times in which they are located,the annotated inscriptions and the page numbers in this paper.