Spectacle and Sacrifice : The Ritual Foundations of Village Life in North China /

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"This book is about the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Temple festivals, with their giant processions, elaborate rituals, and operas, were the most important influence on the symbolic universe of ordinary villagers and demonstrate their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, David G. (David George), 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Centrum för Invandringsforskning > Stockholm > Forskningsgruppen för Studier av Etniska Relationer, Social Kognition och Tvärkulturell Psykologi
Ritual
Volkskultur
Dorf
Rites and ceremonies.
Religion.
Festivals.
City and town life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Vie urbaine > Chine.
Rites et ceremonies > Chine.
Fêtes > Chine.
City and town life > China.
Rites and ceremonies > China.
Festivals > China.
Shanxi > Süd
China.
Chine > Religion.
China > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Greeting the new year in Shanxi
  • Shanxi village ritual opera, an overview
  • The great temple festivals of southeastern Shanxi.

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