The oath of alliance is a behavior that people use language to self restrain and mutual restrain It is a political tactic used by individuals or groups to build a united front against the others The institution of all...The oath of alliance is a behavior that people use language to self restrain and mutual restrain It is a political tactic used by individuals or groups to build a united front against the others The institution of alliance is based on the worship to the supernatural spirits and blood It began to exist in the times of tribal confederation,became most wide spread during the Spring and Autumn period, and continue in use up to the present day However the rite of the oath was no longer clear after the Han times The recoveries of the codes of alliance from the archaeological sites in Wenxian and Houma are the only two extant sets of documentary materials for the study of this intriguing cultural system of the past They provide important data for the detail reconstruction of the展开更多
文摘The oath of alliance is a behavior that people use language to self restrain and mutual restrain It is a political tactic used by individuals or groups to build a united front against the others The institution of alliance is based on the worship to the supernatural spirits and blood It began to exist in the times of tribal confederation,became most wide spread during the Spring and Autumn period, and continue in use up to the present day However the rite of the oath was no longer clear after the Han times The recoveries of the codes of alliance from the archaeological sites in Wenxian and Houma are the only two extant sets of documentary materials for the study of this intriguing cultural system of the past They provide important data for the detail reconstruction of the
