Death ritual in late imperial and modern China /
During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What held Chinese society together for so many centuries? Some scholars have pointed to the institutional...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1988.
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| Series: | Studies on China ;
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What held Chinese society together for so many centuries? Some scholars have pointed to the institutional control over the written word as instrumental in promoting cultural homogenization; others, the manipulation of the performing arts. This volume, comprised of essays by both anthropologists and historians, furthers this important discussion by examining the role of death rituals in the unification of Chinese culture. - Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520910478 0520910478 058510851X 9780585108513 |
