From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16193 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, June 13 2025 Volume 14 : Number 16193 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Your chance to receive a FREE Omaha Steaks Kit ["Omaha Steaks Rewards" Subject: Your chance to receive a FREE Omaha Steaks Kit Your chance to receive a FREE Omaha Steaks Kit http://liftmemo.click/UnqewbgXust3b2vpqujXR8M5zKpaB2FLMp_-zCMaYMPKZeM5dA http://liftmemo.click/aKeHoxibM1TStAWEZ94PqTMdbxcFSe3CoNfsJLi-an9-kkHfmg zing Shang wealth and territory in order to return good governance to the people. The Mandate of Heaven was presented as a religious compact between the Zhou people and their supreme god in heaven. The Zhou agreed that since worldly affairs were supposed to align with those of the heavens, the heavens conferred legitimate power on only one person, the Zhou ruler. In return, the ruler was duty-bound to uphold heaven's principles of harmony and honor. Any ruler who failed in this duty, who let instability creep into earthly affairs, or who let his people suffer, would lose the mandate. Under this system, it was the prerogative of spiritual authority to withdraw support from any wayward ruler and to find another, more worthy one. In this way, the Zhou sky god legitimized regime change. In using this creed, the Zhou rulers had to acknowledge that any group of rulers, even they themselves, could be ousted if they lost the mandate of heaven because of improper practices. The book of odes written during the Zhou perio ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16193 ***********************************************