Download or read book Festivals and Songs of Ancient China written by Marcel Granet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Granet’s original work delves deep into the religious and spiritual customs of ancient China by analysing their festivals and songs from the Book of Odes including the original Chinese script. This translation, originally published in 1932, aimed to present Granet’s observations to a wider English readership by omitting the Chinese characters and providing an in-depth insight into one of the most important early civilisations. This title will be of interest to students of Asian studies.