Folk literati, contested tradition, and heritage in contemporary China : incense is kept burning /

"In this important ethnography Ziying You explores the role of the "folk literati" in negotiating, defining, and maintaining local cultural heritage. Expanding on the idea of the elite literati--a widely studied pre-modern Chinese social group, influential in cultural production--the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: You, Ziying (College teacher) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Folklore > China.
Folklore > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Folklore.
Manners and customs.
China > Social life and customs.
Chine > Mœurs et coutumes.
China.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Background: situating local beliefs about Ehuang and Nüying in Hongtong, Shanxi
  • Incense is kept burning: the role of folk literati in continuing and representing local traditions
  • Contested myth, history, and beliefs: worshipping Yao and Shun at village temples in Hongtong
  • Tradition ecology: the debating and remaking of Ehuang and Nüying's conflict legends by folk literati
  • Reproducing tradition: folk literati, sociocultural differentiation and their interaction with other social actors
  • Making intangible cultural heritage: folklore, tradition, and power

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