Published 2009
by Brill in Leiden, Boston .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-196) and index.
| Statement | by Daniel L. Overmyer. |
| Series | Handbook of Oriental studies. Section four, China -- v. 22 = -- Handbuch der orientalistik, Handbuch der Orientalistik -- 22. Bd. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BL1803 .O83 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiv, 219 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 219 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24013219M |
| ISBN 10 | 900417592X |
| ISBN 10 | 9789004175921 |
| LC Control Number | 2009028998 |
Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century: The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs. This book is a comprehensive survey of the structure, organization and institutionalization of local community religious traditions in north China villages in the twentieth century. Overmyer, Daniel L., – Local religion in North China in the twentieth century: the structure and organization of community rituals and beliefs / by Daniel L. Overmyer. p. cm. — (Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Local religion in North China in the twentieth century: the structure and organization of community rituals and beliefs. [Daniel L Overmyer] -- "This book is a comprehensive survey of the structure, organization and institutionalization of local community religious traditions in north China villages in the twentieth century. Books Division. Chicago Distribution Center. SUBSCRIBE. LOG IN SEARCH. Search in: Advanced The China Journal. Volume 69 | January
Its basic assumption is that religion is best understood as an aspect of everyday life—as something that makes sense to those who practice it—even if outsiders might be puzzled at first. While Overmyer’s treatment focuses on traditional China before the twentieth century, many of the beliefs and practices described are still alive, at least in some Chinese communities. O Scribd é o maior site social de leitura e publicação do mundo. Chinese ancestor worship, or Chinese ancestor veneration, also called the Chinese patriarchal religion, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies. In his book "State and Religion in China", Antony C. Yu noted, "Despite the adoption of a constitution that allegedly would transform [China's] socio-political body into a modern, Nationalism was the real ideology of early twentieth century China, but after the Bolshevik revolution, the withdrawal of the old Russian concessioners, and the.
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