Confucian Rituals and Chinese Villagers - Ritual Change and Social Transformation in a Southeastern Chinese Community, 1368-1949

In Confucian Rituals and Chinese Villagers, Yonghua Liu examines how Confucian rituals were introduced to the Chinese countryside and how this introduction brought about social and cultural transformations in late imperial and modern periods.

About the author

Yonghua Liu, Ph.D. (McGill, 2004), is Professor of History at Xiamen University, China. He has published over two dozen articles on economic, social, and cultural history of late imperial China.

Product details

• Authors: Yonghua Liu
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9789004257245
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25724-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Religion in Chinese Societies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)