Greater Court Hymns

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Greater Court Hymns is a section of the ancient Chinese poetry anthology "Book of Songs," comprising ceremonial odes used in royal court rituals and state ceremonies.

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Greater Court Hymns canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese literary work
section of poetry anthology
associatedWith Zhou dynasty
countryOfOrigin Ancient China
culturalSignificance important text in Confucian canon
source for study of Zhou court ritual
genre ceremonial ode
court hymn
hasContext court music
state ritual
hasInfluenceOn imperial court ceremonial poetry
later Chinese ritual music
hasType ritual poetry
includedIn Confucian classics
language Classical Chinese
literaryTradition Chinese classical poetry
medium oral tradition (originally)
written text
partOf Book of Songs
Shijing
linked to: Book of Songs
positionInWork section of odes within the Book of Songs
relatedTo Lesser Court Hymns
Major Odes of the Kingdom
linked to: Book of Odes

Minor Odes of the Kingdom
linked to: Book of Odes
religiousOrCulticRole ancestral worship
sacrificial rites
subjectMatter dynastic virtue
praise of rulers
ritual occasions
timePeriod Western Zhou period (approximate origin)
linked to: Western Zhou period
usedFor royal court rituals
state ceremonies

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Book of Songs hasSection Greater Court Hymns
Book of Odes hasSection Greater Court Hymns
Classic of Poetry hasSection Greater Court Hymns
Airs of the States contrastedWith Greater Court Hymns
Lesser Court Hymns relatedTo Greater Court Hymns