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   10 hours ago · Beliefs The Shang people's religious perception was polytheistic. They believed in a supreme being leading smaller spirits, including natural gods and ancestral deities, and focused on a cosmological concept centered around a celestial northern pole, which housed the most sacred gods in the Shang pantheon. Dì Main article: Shangdi Oracle bone form of the character 帝 ; Dì, the supreme God ...

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   How did the Shang king interact with the gods?

   • Rituals were on a regular basis, sometimes with ritual music. Shang character for 'dancer'. The Shang king was seen as the religious apex. He actively involved himself in communication with the pantheon's gods by praying, divining and hosting rituals.

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   Why did the Shang perform divinations?

   • Numerous Shang texts record disastrous events thought to be caused by Dì's will, including droughts, defeat by enemies, or even the king's health deterioration. The Shang offered sacrifices and carried out divinations to ensure Dì was appeased and to avoid calamities.

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   How did the King perform a great ceremony on the day Yi-Hai?

   • 不（丕）克气衣王祀，丁丑，王乡（饗），大宜，王降，乍勋爵后□，隹朕又蔑，每（敏）杨王休于尊簋。 Translation by Robert Eno (2012): On the day yi-hai the King conducted a great ceremony. The King set off by boat, sailing in three directions. The king performed a sacrifice at the shrine of Heaven and then descended.

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