Yeren (Zhou dynasty)

Yeren 野人, "men of the fields", "rustics" - category of population in the Zhou world (11-3 cc. BCE) referring to the people living outside of the Zhou cultural centers.

Lunyu 11:1 provides problematic statement on primacy of the yeren in undergoing influence of the "ritual and music" (先進於禮樂，野人也), that were traditionally thought to be achievements of the Zhou culture.^[1] Cf. Hua–Yi distinction.

Literature

Eno, Robert. “The Background of the Kong Family of Lu and the Origins of Ruism.” Early China 28 (2003): 1–41., retrieved 17.5.2014.

↑ Eno 2003:30

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