Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Kinship-graded mourning obligations

kinship_graded_mourning_obligations

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


confucian

  • The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK Il. THE THAN KUNG. / SECT. I. PT. II, THE THAN KUNG. IAI / SECT. II. PT. II. THE THAN KUNG. IOI / APPENDIX, TO BOCK UL; lines 8926-9034 confidence: high

    “Great-great-grand- / Sother. / (3 months.) ... Great-grand-father. / (6 months.) / Grandfather. / (1 year.) / Father.”

    Several kin categories are paired with mourning durations, including one year, six months, and three months.

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  • The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) SECT. I. PT. II, THE THAN KUNG. IAI / SECT. II. PT. II. THE THAN KUNG. IOI / APPENDIX, TO BOCK UL / DEGREES,; lines 9037-9365 confidence: high

    Opening material under "DEGREES" lists kinship relations and mourning durations, including a visible duration of five months.

    The passage organizes mourning obligations by kinship category, mourner identity, and stated durations or degrees.

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