Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority : The Bai People of Southwest China Paperback / softback
by Liang Yongjia
Part of the Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China.
It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background.
It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the revived analytical concept of "alterity", which suggests a world beyond here and now.
The book focuses on the particular institutions and ritual technologies that seek for access to the invisible, transcendental other—both spatial and temporal.
It covers a variety of topics, including pre-modern kingship, modern utopia, religious alterity, ethnic identity, religious associations, the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and temple restorations.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2020
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- ISBN:9780367590468
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367590468