Li Chi Book of Rites Part 2 Author:James Legge Volume 2 of 2. An encyclopedia of ancient ceremonial usages, religious creeds and social institutions. The study of Li Chi is for three main purposes: as a philosophical work relating the principles and functions of ancient rituals and ceremonies; a source concerning the evolution of Confucian thought and how it relates to the development of Chi... more »nese civilization; and as a work showing the literary form, style and interest of the text.« less