Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Rivista | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Fascicolo | 58 | 2022
Articolo | Consumo di bevande alcoliche (jiǔ) e lotta politica durante la dinastia Tang alla luce del Zizhi tongjian

Consumo di bevande alcoliche (jiǔ) e lotta politica durante la dinastia Tang alla luce del Zizhi tongjian

Abstract

This paper examines the close relationship between alcoholic beverages and politics in the Tang dynasty (618‑907 AD), starting with the way in which Chinese people categorised various types of beverages. Through the terminology used to denote Chinese alcohol (jiǔ) and its two opposing physical and psychological effects, the Chinese realised that it could also have numerous beneficial and harmful effects on political life. As a result, jiǔ was an important player in the Chinese imperial political scene, playing a variety of roles there, examples of which were given in large numbers in the Zizhi tongjia.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 22 Marzo 2022 | Accettato: 09 Maggio 2022 | Pubblicato 30 Giugno 2022 | Lingua: it

Keywords PoliticsTang DynastyZizhi tongjianChinese alcoholStirring up deviant behaviorSanctifying alliances


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