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“Shi Yin buci de su zi” 釋殷卜辭的速字
- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 2212-7445
- eISSN
- 2212-7453
- DOI
- 10.1163/22127453-12341250
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract This essay, one of the two parts of my research on Shang militarism, focuses on Shang military rituals and war preparations. I tackle issues such as the Shang king’s way of decision-making in regard to battles and military actions, the Shang communications system and logistics network, and the details of how the Shang produced grains and meats. Finally, I argue that careful scrutiny of the excavated buildings at Yanshi city, an early Shang capital before Anyang, strongly suggests that the Shang excelled at defense as well. In contrast to the first part of my research, which relied on secondary materials published by modern Chinese scholars, in the present essay I utilize published collections of oracle bone inscriptions. I have analyzed more than one hundred inscriptions and also discuss several individual graphs in order to ground my arguments.
Journal
Journal of Chinese Military History – Brill
Published: Feb 6, 2014
Keywords: Late Shang militarism; oracle bone inscriptions; Shang war preparation; troop leadership; logistics; weapons; warriors