Chinese ritual and politics
1981·144 pages
An anthropological study of how ritual and political control intertwine in China.
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An anthropological study of how ritual and political control intertwine in China.
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As a result of the strength and dominance of the centralized state, ritual action in China often takes its logic from political action. In this book Emily Ahern explores the implications of this. She argues that forms of control attempted ritually on non-human persons (gods and other spirits) in China parallel those forms of control which people regard as effective in ordinary life, namely political control. She also challenges claims in anthropology that, since they seem arbitrary and the actio...
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Discusses rituals and spiritual practices in Chinese culture.
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Mentions rituals involving spirits and gods, not framed as fantasy.
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Central focus on political control and its parallels in ritual practices.
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