Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands - The Premi of Southwest China

Informationen zum Autor Koen Wellens Klappentext This full-length study of the Premi, the first in a language other than Chinese, makes a valuable contribution to our ethnographic knowledge of Southwest China, as well as to our understanding of contemporary Chinese religious and cultural politics. Zusammenfassung This full-length study of the Premi! the first in a language other than Chinese! makes a valuable contribution to our ethnographic knowledge of Southwest China! as well as to our understanding of contemporary Chinese religious and cultural politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Stevan Harrell Preface Acknowledgments On Language and Orthography Map of Research Area in Southwest China Map of Bustling Township Introduction 1. Muli: The Political Integration of a Lama Kingdom 2. Bustling Township: A Muli Township in the Post-Mao Era 3. The Premi House: Ritual and Relatedness 4. Premi Cosmology: Ritual and the State 5. Modernity in Yunnan: Religion and the Pumizu Conclusion Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Koen Wellens
• Editore: University Of Washington Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.2010
• EAN: 9780295990699
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99069-9
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China; Studies on Ethnic Groups in China; Studies on Ethnic Groups in Ch; Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni