禮記

aka Lǐjì

Book of Rites

Author

Confucius

Language

Archaic Chinese

Year

c. 4th-1st century BC

Country

China

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

east asiazhou dynasty

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The Book of Rites, also known as the Liji (禮記), is a collection of texts that describe the social forms, administrative structures, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty, as interpreted during the Warring States period and the early Han dynasty. Together with the Rites of Zhou and the Book of Etiquette and Rites, it forms part of the "Three Li", which comprise the ritual component of the Five Classics—a foundational set of texts in the Confucian tradition. Each of the Five Classics is a compilation of works rather than a single text.