Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society
Arthur P. Woolf(Editor)
Stanford University Press
Published on 1. January 1974
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-8047-0858-6 (ISBN)
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'An outstanding compendium of fourteen papers, almost exclusively based on recent anthropological field research in Hong Kong and Taiwan on the diverse Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist beliefs and practices of the Chinese peasant ... This collection is of great value in explicating the structure of the supernatural world as seen by the Chinese peasant, its similarity to the formal imperial bureaucracy, and the effect of economic conditions on the carrying out of related practices.'Harvard Journal of Asiatic StudiesMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Palo Alto
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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10figs.2M.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
781 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8047-0858-6 (9780804708586)
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Content
1. Introduction Arthur P. Wolf; 2. On the sociological study of Chinese religion Maurice Freedman; 3. Religion and ritual in Lukang Donald R. Deglopper; 4. Religious organization in the history of a Taiwanese town Wang Shih-Ch'ing; 5. Village alliance temples in Hong Kong John A. Brim; 6. Domestic and communal worship in Taiwan Stephan Feuchtwang; 7. Gods, ghosts, and ancestors Arthur P. Wolf; 8. Taiwanese architecture and the supernatural Wang Sung-Hsing; 9. When a ghost becomes a God C. Steven Harrell; 10. Cantonese shamanism Jack M. Potter; 11. Cosmic antagonisms: a mother-child syndrome Marjorie Topley; 12. Ancestor worship and burial practices H. G. H. Nelson; 13. Affines and the rituals of kinship Emily M. Ahern; 14. The written memorial in Taoist ceremonies Kristofer M. Schipper; 15. Orthodoxy and heterodoxy in Taoist ritual Michael Saso; 16. Afterword Robert J. Smith; References; Character list; Index.