Folklore Studies of Traditional Chinese House-Building - Shiwu Li

Folklore Studies of Traditional Chinese House-Building

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Buch | Hardcover
200 Seiten
2021 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-5476-3 (ISBN)
117,69 inkl. MwSt
This book provides extensive information on craftsmen-built houses in China. Though some inroads have been made in studying this folk custom, this work represents the first comprehensive and systematic monograph.



The book examines the topic at the two main levels of “history” and “theory”. Combining historical textual research, contemporary textual research, and field study, the book presents systematic information on the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. At the level of theoretical research, it puts forward some original opinions on the major theoretical issues, such as the folk custom of religious belief, the boundary between superstition and religion, and the relationship between oral literature and ritual.



The book provides a guide to help readers systematically understand the folk custom of craftsmen-built houses in China. Sharing valuable insights into Chinese architectural history, as well as religious studies, cultural anthropology, and folklore, it will appeal to researchers in the fields of folklore, cultural anthropology, and architecture and can also serve as a popular science book for understanding Chinese architectural culture.

Shiwu Li is a male, born in 1984, Chuxiong, Yunnan, and is a Yi nationality. He completed Doctor of Law (ethnology) and is Associate Professor of Yunnan University. Research interests include Chinese minority art and folklore. He is also Director of Chinese Academy of Art Anthropology.

Chapter 1. Land Worship and building construction Folklore.- Chapter 2. Tree Worship and building construction Folklore.- Chapter 3. Beam Setting Ceremony and Application of Fetishes.- Chapter 4. Supernatural Beings, Incantations, and Talismans: The Taoist Influence.- Chapter 5. House Builders’ Covert Sorcery in Social and Cultural Context.- Chapter 6. The Legend of Gun and the Origin and Evolution of Chiwei.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum
Übersetzer Xiao Xiao, Eric Chiang
Zusatzinfo 2 Illustrations, black and white; XXIV, 200 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
Technik Architektur
ISBN-10 981-16-5476-X / 981165476X
ISBN-13 978-981-16-5476-3 / 9789811654763
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