The funeral of Mr. Wang : life, death, and ghosts in urbanizing China /

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"In rural China funerals are conducted locally, on village land by village elders. But in urban areas, people have neither land for burials nor elder relatives to conduct funerals. Chinese urbanization, which has picked up drastically in the past decades, has involved the creation of cemeteries...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kipnis, Andrew B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Temas:
2000-2099
Funeral rites and ceremonies > China > 21st century.
Death > Social aspects > China.
Social change > China.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Chine > 21e siècle.
Mort > Aspect social > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Death > Social aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Social change
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Funeral of Mr. Wang
  • 2. Of Transitions and Transformations
  • 3. Of Space and Place: Separation and Distinction in the Homes of the Dead
  • 4. Of Strangers and Kin: Moral Family and Ghastly Strangers in Urban Sociality
  • 5. Of Gifts and Commodities: Spending on the Dead While Providing for the Living
  • 6. Of Rules and Regulations: Governing Mourning
  • 7. Of Souls and Spirits: Secularization and its Limits
  • 8. Of Dreams and Memories: A Ghost Story From a Land Where Haunting Is Banned
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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