SOSYOLOJİ DERGİSİ TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Received: January 25, 2017 Revision received: March 9, 2017 Copyright © 2017 Istanbul University Department of Sociology Accepted: May 1, 2017 tjs.istanbul.edu.tr/en OnlineFirst: November 30, 2017 DOI 10.10.26650/TJS.2017.2.0001 December 2017 37(2) 195209 Original Article Music and Ritual in China* François Picard1 Abstract The relations between music and society in China are already described by the Chinese themselves. Or better say: by some of the Chinese written sources. It is probably better to look at the practices, and especially to the relation between sound, music, and ritual. The three religions, Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, compete and share characteristics, including the differentiation between music and ritual, musical instruments and ritual instruments. But the music is recognized as being able to move from one world to another, from spirituality to entertainment. Keywords To cite this article: Turkish Journal of Sociology, 37 TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Introduction: The Three Religions Sing with the Same Voice Pu’an Zhou qin Sanjiao Tongsheng三教同 Da Xue Shitan Zhang Qingjing Jing Daode Jing qin qin siddham qin 196 Picard qin Time, Sound, and Beauty Transmissions. Ritual and Music 197 TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Current Issues Was hilft euch Schönheit, junges Blut? Guochao yue wenmiao Guochao yue wenmiao setar surnaibaramanQingyue yunluo guan 198 Picard Zhonghe waichao neiting Zhonghe shaoyue bayin bozhong bianzhong teqing bianqing jiangu bofu chi paixiao xiao di qinsesheng xun zhu yu yue yueqi Qingshen Huanyue A distinctive aesthetic. zhonghe 199 TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Buddhist Music The daily ritual. muyu qing fanbai fanbai’s haichao yin/yang yinqing da qing nao dang gu 200 Picard The great rituals. Shuilu zhai preta yankou Daoist ritual.