Author

Publication

2017 - Three Pines Press, Florida

Language

English

Word Count

101,500 words, Guess

Page Count

406 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781931483346
  • Open LibraryOL26960757M

Classifications

  • DDC299.5/1409225117
  • LCCBL1940.4 .J66 2017
  • LCCBL1940.4.J66 2017

Alternate Titles

  • Taoist priests of the Li family
  • Ritual life in village China

Description

"Along with Jones' moving film Li Manshan : Portrait of a Folk Daoist, this engaging and original book describes a hereditary family of household Daoist priests in rural north China. It traces the vicissitudes of their lives--and ritual practices--over the turbulent last century through the experiences of two main characters: Li Manshan (b.1946), and his distinguished father Li Qing (1926-99). The story anchors changing ritual practice in the ethnography of ritual specialists and their patrons as they negotiate new challenges, giving a unique flavor of rural life in China today. A vivid portrait of a rapidly changing society, the work will fascinate anthropologists, scholars of Daoism and folk religion, world-music aficionados, and all those interested in Chinese society"--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Topics

TaoismRitualsHistoryChina, religionLi, Manshan, 1946-Li, Qing, 1926-1999Religious life and customs

Places

ChinaYanggao XianYanggao Xian (China)

People

Li familyManshan Li (1946-)Qing Li (1926-1999)

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