Religious and ethnic revival in a Chinese minority: the Bai people of Southwest China

"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 identi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Liang, Yongjia (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
In: Routledge contemporary Asia series ([63])
Jahr: 2018
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Routledge contemporary Asia series [63]
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bai (Volk) / China (Südwest) / Nationale Minderheit / Volksreligion / Revival
RelBib Classification:BB Indigene Religionen
KBM Asien
weitere Schlagwörter:B Bai (Chinese people) Ethnic identity
B Ethnology China
B Bai (Chinese people) Religion
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Zusammenfassung:"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, communist utopia, religious alterity, ethnic identity, religious associations, the intangible cultural heritage, and temple restorations"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:041552850X