摘 要: | This article explores definitions of "sacrifice", and arrives at a definition based on the "internal logic" of Chinese cultural facts .Through a detailed analysis on the two kinds of relations with gods , i.e."homage" ( or reverence ) and"request", the concept of "sacrifice"illustrated in the novel The Investiture of the Gods;a Taoist cosmic renewal rite named Jiao;and the imperial altar of Heaven , the author introduces a method for studying the "grammar" of Chi-nese cultural life , of which sacrifice is an element found in a contrastive relationship with other cultural elements in China .
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