Building Temples in China: Memories, Tourism and Identities
Much has been written on how temples are constructed or reconstructed for reviving local religious and communal life or for recycling tradition after the market reforms in China. The dynamics between the state and society that lie behind the revival of temples and religious practices initiated by th...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2014
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| In: | Anno: 2014 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Anthropology of Asia
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
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| Riepilogo: | Much has been written on how temples are constructed or reconstructed for reviving local religious and communal life or for recycling tradition after the market reforms in China. The dynamics between the state and society that lie behind the revival of temples and religious practices initiated by the locals have been well-analysed. However, there is a gap in the literature when it comes to understanding religious revivals that were instead led by local governments.This book examines the revival of worship of the Chinese Deity Huang Daxian and the building of many new temples to the god in main |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0415642248 |