The King’s Slaughterer Or the Royal Way of Nourishing Life

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Published: Aug 1, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7764/Aisth.71.6
Keywords:
Zhuangzi, ritual, violencia, domesticación, subversión Zhuangzi, ritual, violence, domestication, subversion

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Hans-Georg Moeller
Universidad de Macau

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This essay suggests an alternative reading of the “Cook Ding” story in the Zhuangzi as a critique of political ritual in early China and of the violent domestication regime it represents. The story satirically reverses the ritual invisibilization of a slaughter of humans and beasts. It parodies a murderous “royal way of life” by having a butcher perform a ritual slaughter in front of a ruler.

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No. 71 (2022): Aisthesis 71
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